Chapter 10 Multiple choice questions

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True or false: The Treaty of Nice extended qualified majority voting.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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What was the Lisbon Strategy?

A programme of institutional reform to prepare the EU for enlargement correct incorrect

A programme of policy reform to prepare the EU for enlargement correct incorrect

A programme on employment, economic growth, and social cohesion correct incorrect

A programme on transparency and accountability correct incorrect

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What were the main findings of the 2004 Kok report on progress toward the Union's Lisbon agenda goals?

The Union was well on track to achieving its goals by 2010 correct incorrect

The Union needed to focus on employment and growth instead of social cohesion and environmental sustainability correct incorrect

The Union needed to improve its coordination and focus on key areas of growth and sustainability correct incorrect

The Lisbon agenda should be pursued by the community method due to lack of progress correct incorrect

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What impact did the 2003 war in Iraq have on European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP)?

It accelerated integration in this area correct incorrect

It led to the development of a united European front in support of military action correct incorrect

It led to the development of a united European front against US action correct incorrect

It created divisions among member states correct incorrect

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After meeting in Laeken in December 2001, how did member states propose to deal with reform of the EU?

Hold an intergovernmental conference to draft a treaty correct incorrect

Create a constitutional convention to draft a treaty correct incorrect

Set up a Commission task force to draft a treaty correct incorrect

Leave the issue for five years correct incorrect

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True or false: After a long and difficult process of negotiation, the Constitutional Treaty failed because of the refusal of some member states to sign it.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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What circumstances led to increased optimism regarding Turkey's EU membership application?

Improvement in Turkish-Greek relations correct incorrect

A stronger Turkish commitment to meeting the Copenhagen criteria correct incorrect

A change in government in Germany correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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What characterized the 2004 European Parliamentary elections?

Widespread Euroscepticism correct incorrect

Campaigns fought on European foreign policy correct incorrect

Campaigns fought on the Constitutional Treaty correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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Which of the following member states held two referendums on the Lisbon Treaty?

Czech Republic correct incorrect

Poland correct incorrect

Ireland correct incorrect

Germany correct incorrect

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The failure to ratify the Constitutional Treaty and the difficulties in ratifying the Lisbon Treaty suggest that the EU is subject to which of the following?

Permissive consensus correct incorrect

Constraining dissensus correct incorrect

Depoliticization correct incorrect

Chronic instability correct incorrect