Chapter 7 Multiple choice questions

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Who was the first president of the Commission of the EEC?

Jean Monnet correct incorrect

Paul Henri Spaak correct incorrect

Sicco Mansholt correct incorrect

Walter Hallstein correct incorrect

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Who put pressure on national governments to speed up their reduction of internal tariffs in the EEC during the period 1958-1960?

The Commission and business interests correct incorrect

The European Court of Justice and the Commission correct incorrect

The French government correct incorrect

The US correct incorrect

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True or false: Charles de Gaulle vetoed British membership of the EEC in 1963.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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What triggered the empty chair crisis in 1965?

French opposition to the British membership application correct incorrect

French opposition to the Common Agricultural Policy correct incorrect

German opposition to intergovernmentalism correct incorrect

French opposition to increasing the powers of the Parliamentary Assembly correct incorrect

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What was the Luxembourg Compromise?

More supranationalism to appease Germany correct incorrect

More intergovernmentalism to appease France correct incorrect

An increase of the Parliamentary Assembly's powers to appease Luxembourg correct incorrect

A transition to majority voting to appease Luxembourg correct incorrect

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What external circumstance hindered integration in the 1970s?

Decolonization correct incorrect

The Cold War correct incorrect

The oil crisis correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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What does 'widening' of the EC refer to?

Enlargement to include more member states correct incorrect

Broadening of the range of policy areas in which the EC is active correct incorrect

Increases in the EC budget correct incorrect

Resolving outstanding issues on the EC agenda correct incorrect

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How did the Hague Summit resolve the budgetary issue?

The EC budget remained dependent on Member State contributions with no parliamentary oversight correct incorrect

The EC gained 'own resources' with full parliamentary oversight correct incorrect

The EC gained 'own resources' with limited parliamentary oversight correct incorrect

EC revenues were reduced, eliminating the need for own resources correct incorrect

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Why did Britain hold a referendum on EC membership in 1975?

It was a constitutional requirement correct incorrect

Parliamentary ratification had failed correct incorrect

To secure a popular mandate and to overcome opposition in the Labour Party correct incorrect

The Labour Party was adhering to a Conservative Party promise to hold a referendum correct incorrect

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What did European Political Co-operation achieve?

It created an intergovernmental framework for coordination on foreign policy issues correct incorrect

It created the position of a foreign minister for the European Community correct incorrect

It introduced a foreign policy dimension to the European Community correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect