EU Politics (mock questions) Flashcards
What source of euroscepticism has led the UK to view the EU membership as ‘a choice’, based on a hyper-rationalist assessment of the costs and benefits of membership?
The impact of British exceptionalism on the nation’s sense of European identity
When did the UK last hold an EU membership referendum before 2016?
1975
Which EU ‘Founding Father’ is credited with having drafted the plans for a ECSC?
Jean Monnet
‘Recovery, Rehabilitation and Reconciliation’ were all key objectives for which two founding members of the EU?
Italy and West Germany
Which founding member of the EU was motivated in their decision to join by the internal security threat posed by a strong Communist Party?
Italy
What explanation is false for why the EU agreed to Eastern Enlargement?
The strong support of France for economic reasons
What is not a part of the Copenhagen Criteria (1993) for setting out the requirements for EU membership?
The implementation of the core constitutional features of a parliamentary system of democracy
Which EU Treaty first set out the concept of European Citizenship?
The Treaty of Maastricht
What is false regarding the composition of the College of Commissioners?
Each Commissioner serves for a six year renewable term
Which member state has never had a President of the European Commission?
Spain
Which EU institution sets the EU agenda through summit meetings of heads of government?
The European Council
Which EU function does not have a legislative function?
The European Court of Justice
Which legislative procedure of the European Parliament would be used in the case of an EU trade deal?
The Consent Procedure
What multi-national party grouping within the European Parliament is the most Eurosceptic?
The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)
What form of scrutiny and accountability is not a power held by the European Parliament?
The power to vote to remove a President of the Commission by a super-majority
In which institution do departmental ministers participate in the EU’s legislative process?
The Council of Ministers
The EU’s Ordinary Legislative Procedure (OLP) involves joint legislative decision-making between which two EU institutions?
The Council of Ministers and the European Parliament
Name a false statement concerning the ECJ
It was established in 1952, and is based in Strasbourg
What term is given to the ECJ’s activist tendency to consider the purpose and intent of a piece of legislation when making a ruling on a case?
Constructive interpretation
What landmark ruling by the ECJ confirmed the principle of ‘free movement of workers’ within the EU?
Van Duyn vs. Home Office (1974)
What accurately explains how member state governments retain power and influence over the EU’s policy-making process?
The European Council and the Council of Ministers coordinate the positions of member states governments when responding to the Commission’s policy proposals
What is not a tendency of the modern European state?
States will increasingly seek to retain and centralise power
When are the next European Parliament elections?
2019
