UK GOV - SOV & EU

Question 1

a single market is used between EU members where..

Answer 1

without tariffs, quotas or taxes on trade

Question 2

the aim of a single market is to create…

Answer 2

more seamless trade

Question 3

on which 2 policies has UK policy been most dramatically impacted

Answer 3

The Common Fisheries Policy and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

Question 4

What did the CAP provide farmers with in the EU

Answer 4

financial support in the form of subsidies

Question 5

arguably, what has implementation of the CAP driven up the price of in the UK

Answer 5

food/farmers produce

Question 6

what did the CFP used to do

Answer 6

used to manage fishing fleets and stocks

Question 7

what has the CFP been criticised for

Answer 7

giving equal access to UK waters to EU fishing fleets at the detriment of the UK

Question 8

what has the CFP been blamed for

Answer 8

decline of the UK’s fishing industry

Question 9

moving to the single market has meant that ?% of regulation on production, sale and distribution of goods, services and capital in the UK originated in the EU

Answer 9

80%

Question 10

despite being in the EU, large areas of what were left largely unaffected, e.g.

Answer 10

Policy such as taxation.

Question 11

which 3 areas of policy show a clear lack of impact of the EU, remaining largely unchanged

Answer 11

Education, Welfare & Healthcare

Question 12

attempts to make what have been largely unsuccessful

Answer 12

A common Foreign and Defence policy

Question 13

why did attempts to make a common foreign and defence policy prove unsuccessful in the UK

Answer 13

due to close NATO ties and relations with the EU

Question 14

what event has made it so that the UK has complete and utter control over main policy areas

Answer 14

BREXIT

Question 15

as a result of BREXIT, which two Acts were passed to 1. protect internal trade and 2. prepare farmers for leaving CAP

Answer 15

The Internal Market Bill and the 2020 Agriculture bill

Question 16

the Internal Market Bill(IMB) was legislated to allow the govt. to provide funding for projects that would previously be funded by what

Answer 16

the EU Regional Policy Fund

Question 17

what has been split in the UK over the issue of BREXIT

Answer 17

the TORY party and the LABOUR party

Question 18

Divisions in the Labour party led which leader to call a membership referendum in 1975

Answer 18

Harold Wilson

Question 19

what % of Wilson’s labour party backed leaving the EEC due to its undemocratic nature

Answer 19

33%

Question 20

under which leader did a positive attitude towards Europe emerge, lasting until c.2016

Answer 20

Tony Blair

Question 21

why did the labour party become split once again in 2016 under Corbyn

Answer 21

Corbyn, Labour leader, wanted to leave the EU despite his party’s official stance of Remain

Question 22

what grew within the tory party after the late 1980s

Answer 22

Euroscepticism

Question 23

by 2016, the tory party had been facing threats from who and who, forcing Cameron to call an election

Answer 23

the UKIP party and Backbenchers

Question 24

which leader suffered 33 defeats as PM even after the 2016 REF, showing clear divisions

Answer 24

Theresa May

Question 25

since Brexit in 2019, what have there been a lack of calls for

Answer 25

rejoining the EU

Question 26

under which leader did the tory party briefly unite

Answer 26

Bojo

Question 27

over which plan has the tory party been united over

Answer 27

The windsor Framework in NI

Question 28

which two parties had a lack of success in General Elections

Answer 28

UKIP and the Brexit Party

Question 29

what was the Brexit party renamed in 2022

Answer 29

Reform UK

Question 30

how many Reform UK candidates ( out of the 300 that stood) won seats in the 2024 local elections

Answer 30

2/300

Question 31

in which seat did reform come third in its By-election

Answer 31

Blackpool

Question 32

the confirmation of brexit solidified a what

Answer 32

A Eurosceptic opinion in the UK

Question 33

what two events/ crises solidified this Eurosceptic view

Answer 33

the Eurozone & Migration crisis

Question 34

in the 2019 GE, what did most voters vote based on

Answer 34

which party would deliver BREXIT

Question 35

what % of Scots voted to remain in the EU

Answer 35

60%

Question 36

the high proportion of scots who wanted to remain and their vote being ignored has led to increased calls for what

Answer 36

Independence from the EU

Question 37

arguably, Euroscepticism is what..

Answer 37

Not new.

Question 38

prior to the 1975 Referendum, what fraction of the UK opposed membership

Answer 38

2/3 or 66%

Question 39

opinion polls have stated that support for what in the UK has been lower in the UK compared to other nations

Answer 39

support for the European Project

Question 40

in 2014, what % of Brits were optimistic about the EU’s future

Answer 40

44%

Question 41

turnout in what elections suggest a lack of support for the EU

Answer 41

European Elections

Question 42

in 2014, what was the TO in the European election

Answer 42

35%

Question 43

in 2019, what was the TO in the European election

Answer 43

37%