Chapter 11 Self-test questions

. When did the European Parliament decide to call itself so?

1960s

1970s

2000s

1945

. Does the EU have a written constitution?

Yes.

It is currently being drafted.

No, although the Treaties are sometimes called the EU's de facto constitution.

It has two.

. Who may be considered as similar to being the EU's foreign minister?

France's foreign minister.

The Commission president.

The German president.

The High Representative.

. How many citizens call the EU home?

800 million.

2 million.

500 million.

70 million.

. Who called the EU an 'unidentified political object'?

Jacques Montesquieu.

Jacques Delors.

Jacques Peterson.

Jacques Macron.

. Which theoretical approach to explaining the EU focuses on the 'spill-over effect'?

intergovernmentalism

realism

neofunctionalism

constructivism

. Is constructivism a substantive theory of regional integration?

Yes.

No.

It is unknown.

It is contested.

. How many times were the basic Treaties of the Union modified between 1985 and 2007?

7 times

3 times

1 time

never

. What is meant by ESM?

Eternal Stabilizing Method

European Stability Money

European Stability Mechanism

Extravagant Stability Mechanism

. Is the EU's future certain?

Yes, set in stone.

No, but an intergovernmentalist model for the future is overwhelmingly likely.

No, but a functional model for the future is overwhelmingly likely.

No, not at all.

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