Related Mcqs:

1. The 2004 Constitutional Treaty:______________?

   A. simplified the earlier treaties.
   B. creates the post of President of the Council and EU Foreign Minister.
   C. incorporates the Fundamental Rights Charter.
   D. all of the above.

2. What is regionalism?

   A. Creation of a new polity bringing together a number of different constituent parts
   B. Regular and sustained interaction between states on policy issues
   C. Development of institutionalized cooperation among states and other actors on the basis of regional contiguity as a feature of global politics
   D. Creation of institutions having independent decision making authority

3. What is supranationalism?

   A. Concept in integration theory that indicates that states remain in control of the process and that common of the process and that common institutions merely facilitate decision-making among state representatives
   B. Concept in integration theory that implies the creation of common institutions having independent decision-making authority and thus the ability to impose certain decision and rules on member states
   C. Concept in neo-functionalist integration theory, indicating that there is a integration spillover
   D. None of the above

4. What is the European Court of Justice?

   A. EU’s highest court, ruling in dispute matters of EU law between member states
   B. EU’s court for human rights, ruling in human rights violations in the EU
   C. A committee representing the laws of every country in the EU
   D. None of the above

5. What is the role of the European Commission?

   A. Initiating, administering and overseeing the implementation of EU policies and legislation
   B. Representatives of the EU investigating the operations of other institutions
   C. Representing the views of national governments
   D. Determining the ultimate shape of EU legislation

6. What is the role of intergovernmental conferences?

   A. It is where representatives of nations governments negotiate the legal framework within which the EU institutions operate
   B. It is where EU officials meet to decide on economic policy
   C. It is where EU representatives convene for the purpose of increased understanding between nation-states
   D. None of the above

7. Which of the following is a Latin American regional institution?

   A. SAARC
   B. MERCOSUR
   C. APEC
   D. ASEAN

8. What did the Single European Act of 1985 do?

   A. Made a plan for a common market
   B. Removed all non-trade barriers to the mobility of goods, people, services and capital
   C. Reformed the commission and council in terms of voting weights
   D. Economic and monetary union

9. Which of the following dynamics of globalization have been mirrored by the developments in the EU?

   A. EU integration has fed on and contributed to the global trend towards neo-liberal economic policy
   B. the trend towards greater social and cultural exchange has intensified
   C. Despite the growth of an integrated market there is no real integrated civil society
   D. All of the above