Chapter 11 - The EU Political System

Question 1

Which is the EU’s judicial branch?

Answer 1

Court of Justice

Question 2

What are the EU’s legislative bodies?

Answer 2

European Parliament and Council of the European

Question 3

What are the EU’s executive bodies?

Answer 3

Mainly the European Commission an also the Council of the European Union

Question 4

What two kinds of EU activity are there?

Answer 4

History making decisions (EG treaty changes)

Day to day decisions (EG single market legislation on mobile phone charges)

Question 5

Define democratic defecit

Answer 5

The erosion of democratic accountability within the EU, as decision making powers are moved from directly elected to indirectly elected bodies

Question 6

How was the democratic deficit approached in the Lisbon Treaty?

Answer 6

The EP was given more power
If 1/3 of national parliaments believes that a policy breaches a principle of subsidiarity, can be reconsidered
More CEU decisions public
Citizens Initiative (1 million support)
A secession clause allows members to leave the EU