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. Presently, there are seven main institutions of the European Union.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. In appointing the Commission, the European Parliament votes on each Commissioner one at a time.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. If the European Parliament chooses to sanction the bad behaviour of a single Commissioner, how can it do so?

By removing the Commissioners one at a time. correct incorrect

By prosecuting them before the European Court of Justice. correct incorrect

By passing a vote of no confidence to require the resignation of the Commissioner. correct incorrect

It cannot. It can only pass a vote of no confidence in the entire Commission, which is then removed after a replacement Commission has been found. correct incorrect

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. Complete the following sentence: The Council (of Ministers) …

Is a full-time permanent institution of the Union. correct incorrect

Is made up of civil servants from the member States. correct incorrect

consists of representative Ministers of the member States ,depending on the subject matter under discussion. correct incorrect

has a permanent president to provide continuity for its work. correct incorrect

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. The Council of Ministers is the main legislator in the Union.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. What is the meaning of 'qualified majority voting (QMV)'?

It means that each member State has a block number of votes that is crudely proportionate to the size of its population and a predetermined majority of votes has to be achieved from the sum of the blocks of votes of the member States. correct incorrect

Only certain qualified members of the Council may vote. correct incorrect

That a simple majority vote will succeed. correct incorrect

That all states must vote in favour for a proposal to succeed. correct incorrect

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. Complete the following sentence: The European Parliament is …

the main Union legislator. correct incorrect

shares lawmaking powers with the Council in areas for which the Treaty so provides. correct incorrect

a true parliament with two legislative chambers. correct incorrect

not involved with lawmaking at all. correct incorrect

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. The European Parliament is the only directly democratically elected institution in the EU.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Complete the following sentence: The European Court of Justice is …

a single-body legal institution. correct incorrect

the supreme appeal court for all of the member States. correct incorrect

a self-standing independent Union court that is not in a hierarchical relationship with the courts of the member States. correct incorrect

a court for cases brought by member States and institutions only. correct incorrect

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. The role of the Advocate General is to assist the Court by giving an _______, in complete independence and impartiality, on the legal issues of a case.

Your response

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. The European Council is a policy steering body that originally lay outside the formal institutional set-up of the Union.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect