Deck 15: The European Union and Other Regional Trade Areas

Question 1

Similar to the United States Supreme Court,decisions of the European Court of Justice are issued with the dissenting opinions of the minority ruling judges.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The signing of the European Economic Community Act officially formed the European Community.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

National courts are obligated to follow EU law and decisions.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

One of the goals of the Single European Act (SEA)was to achieve economic integration by 1992.

Question 5

The Commission of the European Union consists of twenty members.

Question 6

The trend for regional economic integration is apparent worldwide.

Question 7

Members of the Parliament are appointed for five-year terms.

Question 8

The EU functions to eliminate barriers to trade by making mergers and acquisitions more difficult.

Question 9

The formation of the European Economic Community created a uniform external tariff for non-members that complied with the objectives of GATT.

Question 10

The European Court of Justice consists of 15 justices appointed by the Council.

Question 11

The principles of the Treaty of Rome were based on the creation of a customs union that would remove internal tariffs for members.

Question 12

The Commission of the European Communities v.Italian Republic involved the importation of vegetable fats labeled as "chocolate substitutes."

Question 13

Because no dissenting opinions are issued,no ruling is made by the Court of Justice until all judges are in agreement.

Question 14

The Court of Justice consists of 13 justices,each appointed by the assembly for a term of six years.

Question 15

The European General Court was established to reduce the workload of the Court of Justice and it has jurisdiction over appeals on the Commission's decisions on mergers and acquisitions.

Question 16

Each member of the Commission serves a four year term.

Question 17

The Commission has the power to draft both regulations and directives.

Question 18

Similar to courtroom practices in the U.S.,the legal proceedings in the European Court of Justice allow for the calling of witnesses,the production of documents,the hiring of experts,and cross-examination.

Question 19

The European Court of Justice and the International Court of Justice are the same.

Question 20

By 2010,the United Kingdom and Denmark had finally accepted the use of a single European currency.

Question 21

The EU Commission coordinates the following areas:

A) Fisheries.
B) Monetary affairs.
C) Social policy.
D) A, B, and C.
E) A and B only.

Question 22

A ____ is binding and directly applicable in all member states; and a ____ sets forth the result to be achieved but leaves to the individual states the responsibility to employ the appropriate steps:

A) Regulation; directive.
B) Rule; resolution.
C) Resolution; rule.
D) Directive; regulation.

Question 23

In the European Court of Justice,

A) Decisions are issued without dissenting opinions.
B) Justices are appointed for life.
C) Civil law traditions, more than common law traditions, are followed.
D) A, B, and C.
E) A and C only.

Question 24

The Four Freedoms preempt any action by the member states in the areas of goods,services,capital and people.

Question 25

The goals of the Maastricht Treaty included

A) Promoting social progress and cohesion.
B) Assertion of the EU's identity on the international scene.
C) Protection of the rights and interests of the Nationals of member states by introduction of a citizenship of the Union.
D) A and B only.
E) A, B, and C.

Question 26

How many representatives is each member country allowed to appoint to the European Union's Council of Ministers:

A) Three.
B) Two.
C) One.
D) None, the members of the presiding council make the appointments.

Question 27

The Treaty of Lisbon prevented member states from leaving the EU.

Question 28

The Council of Ministers and the European Council are the same body.

Question 29

After the passage of the Single European Act,the EU went from qualified voting to the requirement of unanimous consent.

Question 30

Qualified voting allows a country to vote yes but to withdraw their vote.

Question 31

The Treaty of Lisbon included all of the following except:

A) Renaming the EEC to the EU.
B) The right for states to withdraw from the EU.
C) A citizen's initiative process.
D) Elevation of the European Council to a primary institution within the EU.

Question 32

The Maastricht Treaty established the European Union as a successor to the European Community.

Question 33

The agreement that officially formed the European Community was:

A) The European Economic Community Act.
B) The Treaty of Rome.
C) GATT.
D) Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development.

Question 34

The representatives who serve on the European Commission are appointed by:

A) The representative's own government.
B) The Assembly.
C) The Court of Justice.
D) The Council.

Question 35

The Four Freedoms include:

A) Capital.
B) People.
C) Goods.
D) All of the above.

Question 36

The European Union is committed to a common foreign policy.

Question 37

The EU's structure consists of:

A) Council of Ministers.
B) Court of Justice.
C) Parliament.
D) B and C only.
E) A, B, & C.

Question 38

The Four Freedoms include free movement of goods,services,capital and people.

Question 39

All of the following are EU institutions except:

A) The Council of Ministers.
B) The European Council.
C) The European Commission.
D) The Council of Europe.

Question 40

The Council of Europe is an EU institution.

Question 41

The signing of the Treaty of Paris by the original six members of the European Community established which of the following:

A) GATT.
B) European Atomic Energy Commission.
C) European Coal & Steel Community.
D) The Single European Act.

Question 42

Compare and contrast the EU with NAFTA.

Question 43

Compare and contrast EU Directives with EU Regulations.Which would the EU as a whole favor? Which would individual countries favor?

Question 44

Write a memorandum advocating for or against the entrance of Turkey into the EU.

Question 45

In what ways does MERCOSUR resemble the EU? The U.S.?

Question 46

The German government recently adopted a law defining "beer" as any alcoholic beverage brewed in compliance with customary German brewing practices dating back to the year 1516.These practices mandate specific procedures for every step in the brewing process.Only natural ingredients are to be used in the brewing process.The use of additives is specifically prohibited.As a result,imported alcoholic beverages labeled and sold as "beer" in other states were prohibited from being sold as "beer" in Germany.Instead,such products could only be sold as "malt beverages." The stated purposes of this law were to protect the public from products that contain additives and prevent confusion by German consumers who associate the term "beer" with traditional German brewing standards.The German law was challenged in court by Venezia Brewing Limited (VBL),an Italian company that wished to sell its malt beverage containing additives as "beer" in Germany.VBL claimed that the German law was inconsistent with a European Union regulation that established standards for but did not ban the use of additives in malt beverages.Does the German law violate European Union law,including the regulation? Why or why not? Would your answer be different if the European Union law was in the form of a directive that had not yet been implemented by Germany? Why or why not? Does VBL have standing to challenge the German law? Why or why not?

Question 47

In what ways are the nations of the European Union similar to and different from the states of the USA?

Question 48

The allocation of power between the EU and the member states is governed by all of the following except:

A) Exclusive competence.
B) Shared competence.
C) Limited competence.
D) Supporting competence.

Question 49

Which of the following is not one of the Parliament's powers?

A) Serve as consultative body (to council) on legislative proposals.
B) To censure the commission.
C) Elect representatives to the commission.
D) All are assembly powers.

Question 50

The greatest level of economic integration occurs:

A) In a common market.
B) A customs union.
C) A free trade area.
D) In the WTO.

Question 51

In order to participate in the Monetary Union,Maastricht requires European Union members to achieve all of the following except:

A) A budget deficit of no greater than 3% of the GDP.
B) An inflation rate within 1.5% of the three best nations.
C) Exchange rate stability.
D) Maastricht requires all three.

Question 52

Compare and contrast the European Court of Justice with the U.S.Supreme Court.

Question 53

Describe the similarities between and among customs unions,free trade areas,and common markets (giving examples of each).

Question 54

Members of the EU include the following countries except:

A) France.
B) Luxembourg.
C) Italy.
D) Switzerland.
E) All of the above are members.

Question 55

The General Court was established to reduce the workload of the European Court of Justice.Its jurisdiction is limited to:

A) Appeals of the Commission's decisions on mergers and acquisitions.
B) Hearing cases between EU institutions and their employers.
C) Appeals related to penalties imposed for Non-European Community companies' price-fixing.
D) All of the above.
E) A and C only.

Question 56

Compare and contrast the various dispute resolution mechanisms available to an EU member.

Question 57

Free movement of people in the EU:

A) Allows EU residents to travel, live, study and work in other EU member states.
B) Is not subject to any limitations whatsoever.
C) Still requires border controls between most member states.
D) Allows for immigration to the EU that was previously deemed illegal.

Question 58

Compare and contrast EU directives with regulations,giving examples of each.

Question 59

Write a memorandum advocating for or against the entrance of the MERCOSUR countries into NAFTA.

Question 60

The act that made it easier for the Council to act by requiring only a qualified majority for many types of directives was:

A) Autonomous Council Act.
B) Free Trade Act.
C) Binding Directives Act.
D) Single European Act.