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. Which Treaty created the European Economic Community?

The European Coal and Steel Community Treaty correct incorrect

The Treaty of Rome correct incorrect

The Single European Act correct incorrect

The European Convention on Human Rights correct incorrect

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. How would you describe the structure of the European Union, as set up by the Treaty on European Union 1992?

A structure incorporating national parliaments correct incorrect

A two-pillar structure correct incorrect

A three-pillar structure correct incorrect

A structure incorporating the European Court of Human Rights correct incorrect

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. What term is often applied to the complex and fragmented constitutional structure established by the Treaty on European Union 1992?

A Europe of variable geometry correct incorrect

The acquis communautaire correct incorrect

Supranationalism correct incorrect

Intergovernmentalism correct incorrect

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. What is meant by 'subsidiarity'?

Decisions or action taken at Union level correct incorrect

Decisions or action taken at national level correct incorrect

The relationship between national law and Union law correct incorrect

Where decisions or action are taken at Union level, rather than at national, regional, or local level, this must be justified correct incorrect

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. What is the composition of the Council?

Representatives elected by the citizens of the Union correct incorrect

Representatives elected by the European Parliament correct incorrect

Ministers of the Member States correct incorrect

Individuals appointed by the European Commission correct incorrect

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. How does qualified majority voting currently operate?

Any one Member State can veto a legislative proposal correct incorrect

Legislation cannot be adopted without the agreement of at least 80% of the Member States correct incorrect

As a system of double majority voting correct incorrect

Unanimity is required for all legislation save for legislation concerning the internal market correct incorrect

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. What is the composition of the European Commission?

Representatives of Member State governments correct incorrect

Individuals who are directly elected by the citizens of the Union correct incorrect

Individuals who are nominated by the President of the Commission and Member States and approved by Member States and the European Parliament correct incorrect

Individuals appointed by the European Court of Justice correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements correctly describes a key feature of a directive?

A directive must be implemented by Member States correct incorrect

A directive must be implemented by the European Parliament correct incorrect

A directive has retrospective effect correct incorrect

A directive is binding on the governments of third countries correct incorrect

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. Name one of the general principles of EU law.

Intergovernmentalism correct incorrect

Primary legislation correct incorrect

Proportionality correct incorrect

Qualified majority voting correct incorrect

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. What is meant by the 'legal base' of an EU measure?

The draft measure proposed by the European Commission correct incorrect

The Treaty article conferring the power to legislate in a particular area correct incorrect

The Council's decision to adopt a EU measure correct incorrect

The approval of a measure by the European Parliament correct incorrect