1) European Union

Question 1

How many states are currently members of the EU?

Answer 1

28

Question 2

In what year was the Treaty of Rome signed?

Answer 2

1957

Question 3

What EU treaty was signed in 1992?

Answer 3

The Maastricht Treaty

Question 4

Define federalism

Answer 4

A government that acts as a union between multiple countries/states and allows independent governments to possess/maintain devolved power.

Question 5

Give an example of a Federal nation

Answer 5

USA

Question 6

Give an example of how the EU is federal

Answer 6

Monetary Union

Question 7

Give an example of the EU not being federal

Answer 7

The lack of an EU army

Question 8

What is the Eurozone?

Answer 8

Member states under monetary union.

Question 9

Who are the members of the European Council?

Answer 9

Heads of states.

Question 10

What is the length of the presidency of the European Council’s Office?

Answer 10

2.5 years.

Question 11

Which two EU institutions are responsible for making EU legislation?

Answer 11

European Parliament and Council of Ministers

Question 12

Which is the only EU institution that is directly elected?

Answer 12

The European Parliament.

Question 13

What is meant by democratic deficit in regards to the European Union?

Answer 13

National parliaments don’t have full sovereignty due to the EU.

Question 14

An example of democratic deficit

Answer 14

Not all EU institutions are democratically elected.

Question 15

What is the Principle of Subsidiary?

Answer 15

It emphasised that to combat federalism, decisions should be taken at the lowest level i.e. localities.

Question 16

Currency of the Eurozone?

Answer 16

Euro

Question 17

Who is the current President of the European Council?

Answer 17

Donald Tusk (Polish).

Question 18

What is the role of the European Commission?

Answer 18

To propose bills for new EU legislation.

Question 19

Who is the current President of the European Commission?

Answer 19

Jean-Claude Junker (Luxembourg)

Question 20

What is the Council of Ministers also known as?

Answer 20

Council of the European Union.

Question 21

What EU treaty was signed in 2009?

Answer 21

Treaty of Lisbon.

Question 22

What was the percentage turnout of the electorate in the UK in the last EU Parliament election in 2014?

Answer 22

42.54%

Question 23

True or false? The EU is the world’s largest single market.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

How many jobs in the UK are linked to the EU?

Answer 24

3.5 million.

Question 25

Is protection for product safety standards, mobile phone roaming charges and airline delays better in the EU?

Answer 25

Yes

Question 26

How much UK trade is with the EU?

Answer 26

Less than 1/6

Question 27

What was the EU’s share of world GDP in 1973?

Answer 27

40%

Question 28

What was the EU’s share of world GDP in 2010?

Answer 28

25%

Question 29

What is the UK’s trade deficit to the EU?

Answer 29

52 billion pounds sterling.

Question 30

What is a factor that outdates regional trading blocs within the EU?

Answer 30

The internet