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. The exercise of political authority at a higher level than the nation state is often referred to as:

National sovereignty correct incorrect

Subnational governance correct incorrect

Supranational governance correct incorrect

Globalization correct incorrect

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. In which year did the UK government trigger Article 50, giving formal notification of the UK's intention to leave the EU?

2017 correct incorrect

2016 correct incorrect

2015 correct incorrect

2013 correct incorrect

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. In which year did the UK join the European Union (then known as the European Economic Community or EEC)?

1957 correct incorrect

1973 correct incorrect

1979 correct incorrect

1997 correct incorrect

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. Who, as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer in 2006, stated the case for lower taxes?

David Cameron correct incorrect

Gordon Brown correct incorrect

William Hague correct incorrect

George Osborne correct incorrect

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. What is the principal failing of the market from a social-democratic point of view?

Trade unions restrict the right to manage and undermine competitiveness correct incorrect

The market produces slow economic growth correct incorrect

The unjust distribution of property, income, and life chances correct incorrect

Business is burdened by 'red tape' in the form of government regulations correct incorrect

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. According to research by the Economist Intelligence Unit (2016) what percentage of the world's population live in full democracies?

37.6 correct incorrect

51.6 correct incorrect

14.0 correct incorrect

4.5 correct incorrect

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. The process of contesting and negotiating workplace rules on the basis of the different interests and values of employers and employees may be referred to as:

Right to manage correct incorrect

Employee protection correct incorrect

Labour market flexibility correct incorrect

Workplace politics correct incorrect

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. The initials CBI stand for:

Confederation of British Investors correct incorrect

Conservative Business Initiative correct incorrect

Council for Business Innovation correct incorrect

Confederation of British Industry correct incorrect

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. According to the Stern Review (2007), global warming is the greatest example in history of what?

Government failure correct incorrect

Energy crisis correct incorrect

Climate change due to natural causes correct incorrect

Market failure correct incorrect

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. During her campaign for election as leader of the UK Conservative party in 2016 Theresa May advocated changes to the way big business is run, and specifically that boards of directors should include what?

Employee representatives correct incorrect

More women correct incorrect

More ethnic minorities correct incorrect

More members from working class backgrounds correct incorrect

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. What term refers to the highest form of authority within a society, in a democracy sometimes said to be an attribute of Parliament or of the people?

Sovereignty correct incorrect

Legitimacy correct incorrect

Accountability correct incorrect

Governance correct incorrect

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. What term refers to government emphasis on promoting economic development through indicative planning?

Minimal state correct incorrect

Centrally planned economy correct incorrect

Social-democratic state correct incorrect

Developmental state correct incorrect