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Chapter 26 Multiple choice questions
Enlargement
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How many times has the EU enlarged?
Four
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Five
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Six
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Seven
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What is the final step in the membership process?
Conclusion of negotiations by working groups
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Ratification of the Accession Treaty
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Approval of the terms of membership by the European Council
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Signing of the Accession Treaty by the new member state
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What are the second and third enlargements of the EC usually referred to as?
The Southern enlargement
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The EFTA enlargement
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The Iberian enlargement
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The Northern enlargement
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True or false: In 1967, Britain made its first application for EC membership.
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False
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What policy was established with the first enlargement of the EC?
New member states were obligated to accept the whole
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Enlargement would lead to an Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) where the policies and institutions were re-negotiated
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New member states were not required to accept all policies of the EC
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None of the above
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How did the accession of Greece, Spain, and Portugal affect the general principles of enlargement?
It led to the development of strict economic criteria for membership
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It led the EC to waive the requirement that new members adopt the
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It led the EC to prioritize political considerations over economic considerations
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It led the EC to prioritise the compatibility of social policy over other considerations
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True or false: Germany was a stronger supporter than France of eastward enlargement.
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False
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Which EU leader argued in favour of a 'privileged partnership' instead of full membership for Turkey?
Chancellor Angela Merkel
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President Nicolas Sarkozy
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Prime Minister Tony Blair
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Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
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What issues proved to be difficult in the negotiations over eastward enlargement?
Agriculture
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Structural funds
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Qualified Majority Voting (QMV) and weighting of votes
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All of the above
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Which candidate state suspended negotiations with the EU in 2013?
Turkey
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Iceland
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Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYRM)
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Montenegro
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