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CHAPTER 6: The European Political System


1. The European Coal and Steel Community was established by:

a) The Treaty of Paris in 1951
b) The Treaty of Messina in 1955
c) The Treaty of London in 1956

2. The founding meeting for the 'Common Market' was held in 1955:

a) In Messina 
b) In Rome
c) In Paris

3. The founding members of the Common Market were:

a) Five in number
b) Six in number
c) Eight in number

4. One of the following was not a founding member of the Common Market:

a) Netherlands
b) Belgium
c) United Kingdom

5. The first enlargement of the Common Market occurred in:

a) 1968
b) 1973
c) 1979

6. The Single European Act was enacted in:

a) 1973
b) 1986
c) 1992

7. The Treaty of Maastricht was signed in:

a) 1992
b) 1993
c) 2000

8. The enlargement to include 8 former members of the Soviet bloc plus Malta and Cyprus took place in:

a) 1991
b) 2001
c) 2004

9. The creation of a High Representative for Foreign Affairs for the European Union was a provision of:

a) The Treaty of Rome
b) The Treaty of Maastricht
c) The Treaty of Amsterdam

10. A 'Directive' of the European Union is:

a) A direction from the European Commission 
b) A framework law which must be translated into national law by member states
c) A policy recommendation from the Council of Ministers which member states may implement or ignore.

11. Coordination of European policy within the British core executive is principally the task of:

a) The Foreign Office
b) The Treasury
c) The Cabinet Office

12. As of 2005, the United Kingdom has how many members of the European Commission:

a) One
b) Two 
c) Three

13. In the Council of Ministers the United Kingdom has the power to veto:

a) Any proposal
b) Some proposals
c) No proposal

14. The United Kingdom's allocation of seats in the European Parliament in 2005 is:

a) 58
b) 78
c) 98

15. On the European Court of Justice in 2005 the United Kingdom has:

a) One member
b) Two members
c) Three members

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