3. According to the text. Europe invented sovereignty. Therefore, using this as context, sovereignty can be defined as:
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1 Name AP Comparative Government Directions: Use the readings from your summer assignment packet on the European Union, and your own knowledge in order to answer the following questions. These questions will not be graded but rather will help you study for your Summer Assignment test on the E.U. Chapter 1: The Making of the EU 1. Which organization becomes the EU? 2. What is the focus of the EU? 3. According to the text. Europe invented sovereignty. Therefore, using this as context, sovereignty can be defined as: 4. The EU is an international organization. What is a international organization? 5. List four examples of international organizations: 6. In the beginning stages (prior to 1966), the EU is both Federal and Confederal Legislation can only be proposed by European Commission. The EC (European Commission) members are elected by member states. The EU has often been transformed from a problem solving arena to a place where European states can brainstorm, anticipate and act in common interests. The original six states to create the movement towards European amalgamation were Italy, France, West Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, and Britain. 1 P a g e
2 Chapter 2: Politics and Economics of the EU 11. What does the Bretton Woods commitment (1944) agree to? 12. The U.S. helps to found the World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). What do these organizations aim to do? 13. What do Federalists want? 14. Which country refused to join the Schuman Plan and was often a source of turmoil engaging in disagreement in the EU? 15. Which industry was European cooperation first employed? 16. The common market became the core of the newly developed EEC. 17. The creators of the common market hoped to produce a unified European economy. 18. Under the provisions of the common market where sovereignty was not explicitly delegated to Europe by treaty, policy making remained national. 19. The council of ministers refers to the judicial representatives. 20. The White Paper was a plan proposed to establish a single currency for Europe and a central banking system. 21. Black Wednesday is a clear example that unemployment and economic downturn decreased the momentum of the EU and its policies. 22. The Amsterdam Treaty referenced the 3 rd pillar outlined conditions for which members might be disciplined or suspended for. Examples include: infringing democracy, human rights, discrimination and rule of law. 2 P a g e
3 Chapter 3: European Institutions 23. Which of the following are TRUE statements about the EU: a. the EU resides in Brussels b. changes made in the European Quarter mirror those made in EU institutions c. the EU has a formal constitution in which all member states are required to follow d. despite not being a sovereign entity, the EU does exercise some sovereignty 24. What is the defacto role of the European commission? 25. The commission is made up of 20 members. How many commissioners does each state have and how long is the term that they serve? 26. Why was Article 3B important? 27. Which governmental branch could the council of ministers be compared to? 28. The council uses 3 different types of voting procedures. Name them. 29. The European Parliament s powers evolved slowly into an influential power. 30. Members of the European Parliament (MEP s) are elected using a simple majority vote. 31. MEP s freedom of expression are not limited by opposition. 32. The Maastrict Treaty created the European Central Bank (ECB). 33. Today, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) is superior to member state law. 34. Asylum policies would directly influence immigration. 3 P a g e
4 Chapter 4: The EU and Its Policies 35. All proposals for legislation must be in line with treaty stipulations, and can only then be submitted to the council and Parliament. 36. The commission calculated that the single market decreased the number of jobs, investment levels, and overall income across Europe. 37. The largest challenge of free movement of people directly involved the police and judiciary. 38. Structural funds promote development by transferring money from the wealthy areas of the EU to the poor. 39. Which of the following is an accurate statement about states who benefited from CAPs: a. Germany, Italy, and the UK benefited from CAP incentives b. Greece, Ireland, Spain, France and Denmark benefited from CAP incentives c. farmers did not benefit from CAP incentives d. rural areas did not benefit from CAP incentives 40. At the Maastrict Treaty which prime minister refused to accept a new social proposal which would allow employees and employers European level bargaining power? 41. What does the bulk of Eurotax aim to do? Chapter 5: Europolitics in Transition 42. What is the Acquis Communautaire? 43. By the beginning of the twenty first century, European leaders were aware that the EU faced major constitutional issues. According to Joschka Fischer the German foreign minister which one of the following statements was TRUE: a. European integration was a slow process with no formal plan for the final state b. European integration was well planned gradual process easing into its final stages 4 P a g e
5 c. European integration was a steady process with obstacles dealt with along the way 44. On May 3 rd 1998, the heads of state and government declared 11 member states eligible for EMU and leadership in ECB. Major criticisms of the ECB include defining open trading zones in the global system. 45. The EU prides itself on democratization. However, post cold war the shape of democracy has changed. 5 P a g e
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