UK GOV - SOV & EU Flashcards

1
Q

a single market is used between EU members where..

A

without tariffs, quotas or taxes on trade

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2
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the aim of a single market is to create…

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more seamless trade

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3
Q

on which 2 policies has UK policy been most dramatically impacted

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

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4
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What did the CAP provide farmers with in the EU

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financial support in the form of subsidies

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5
Q

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

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food/farmers produce

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6
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what did the CFP used to do

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used to manage fishing fleets and stocks

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7
Q

what has the CFP been criticised for

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

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8
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what has the CFP been blamed for

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decline of the UK’s fishing industry

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9
Q

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

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80%

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10
Q

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

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Policy such as taxation.

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11
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which 3 areas of policy show a clear lack of impact of the EU, remaining largely unchanged

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Education, Welfare & Healthcare

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12
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attempts to make what have been largely unsuccessful

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A common Foreign and Defence policy

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13
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why did attempts to make a common foreign and defence policy prove unsuccessful in the UK

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due to close NATO ties and relations with the EU

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14
Q

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

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BREXIT

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15
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as a result of BREXIT, which two Acts were passed to 1. protect internal trade and 2. prepare farmers for leaving CAP

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The Internal Market Bill and the 2020 Agriculture bill

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16
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the Internal Market Bill(IMB) was legislated to allow the govt. to provide funding for projects that would previously be funded by what

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the EU Regional Policy Fund

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17
Q

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

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the TORY party and the LABOUR party

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18
Q

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

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Harold Wilson

19
Q

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

20
Q

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

A

Tony Blair

21
Q

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

A

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

22
Q

what grew within the tory party after the late 1980s

A

Euroscepticism

23
Q

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

A

the UKIP party and Backbenchers

24
Q

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

A

Theresa May

25
since Brexit in 2019, what have there been a lack of calls for
rejoining the EU
26
under which leader did the tory party briefly unite
Bojo
27
over which plan has the tory party been united over
The windsor Framework in NI
28
which two parties had a lack of success in General Elections
UKIP and the Brexit Party
29
what was the Brexit party renamed in 2022
Reform UK
30
how many Reform UK candidates ( out of the 300 that stood) won seats in the 2024 local elections
2/300
31
in which seat did reform come third in its By-election
Blackpool
32
the confirmation of brexit solidified a what
A Eurosceptic opinion in the UK
33
what two events/ crises solidified this Eurosceptic view
the Eurozone & Migration crisis
34
in the 2019 GE, what did most voters vote based on
which party would deliver BREXIT
35
what % of Scots voted to remain in the EU
60%
36
the high proportion of scots who wanted to remain and their vote being ignored has led to increased calls for what
Independence from the EU
37
arguably, Euroscepticism is what..
Not new.
38
prior to the 1975 Referendum, what fraction of the UK opposed membership
2/3 or 66%
39
opinion polls have stated that support for what in the UK has been lower in the UK compared to other nations
support for the European Project
40
in 2014, what % of Brits were optimistic about the EU's future
44%
41
turnout in what elections suggest a lack of support for the EU
European Elections
42
in 2014, what was the TO in the European election
35%
43
in 2019, what was the TO in the European election
37%
44