Politics Revision - 6

This is an A-Level Politics Revision quiz that covers the European Union.
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Last updated: April 30, 2020
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What is the term given to organisations that have authority over national governments?
Supranational
What was formed in 1952 by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg?
The European Coal and Steel Community
What treaty formed the European Economic Community in 1957?
Treaty of Rome
What Act was agreed in 1985 and came into force in 1987? It created the single European market.
The Single European Act
What treaty formed the European Union and set a timetable for economic and monetary union in 1991?
The Maastricht Treaty
What treaty was agreed in 2001 and came into force in 2003? It created a European security and defence policy and introduced institutional reforms.
The Nice Treaty
What is the term given to someone who is critical of the extension of supranational authority in the EU?
Eurosceptics
How many jobs has the single European market created?
2.5 million
How many of the EU27 use the eurozone?
19
What is the executive body of the EU and acts in the best interests of the EU as an independent body from the member states?
The European Commission
What is the main decision-making body of the EU and is where government ministers from the 28 member states take key decisions on EU legislation?
Council of the European Union
What is the institution where the heads of government (or heads of state) and has established itself as the EU's key strategic body?
The European Council
What is the EU's directly elected institution and has legislative power, budgetary power, and democratic supervision?
The European Parliament
What is the term given to the erosion of democratic accountability that occurs when decision-making authority is transferred from national governments to EU institutions?
Democratic Defecit
What is the term given to the legal capacity to act in a particular area?
Competence
Which French president vetoed the UK's membership applications in 1961 and 1967, making the UK more of an 'awkward partner' in the EU?
Charles de Gaulle
What is the EU system of agricultural subsidies and price interventions that is controversial across the European Union?
The Common Agricultural Policy
How much did the UK pay to the EU budget in 2015?
£18 billion
How many people voted to leave in the 2016 EU referendum?
51.9%
What was the only party that voted overwhelmingly to one side?
UK Independence Party
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