Member state of the European Union - Quiz
Member state of the European Union
  • 1. Which mechanism allows nine or more EU states to progress in a field that not all states are willing to partake in?
A) Multi-speed integration
B) Enhanced cooperation
C) Symmetrical integration
D) Opt-out agreements
  • 2. How many EU member states are parliamentary republics?
A) 4
B) 6
C) 16
D) 27
  • 3. What is the political system of the EU state that operates a presidential system?
A) Constitutional monarchy
B) Semi-presidential system
C) Parliamentary republic
D) Unitary state
  • 4. Which EU member state has a presidential system?
A) Germany
B) France
C) Italy
D) Cyprus
  • 5. How many EU member states are constitutional monarchies?
A) 16
B) 12
C) 9
D) 6
  • 6. Which type of parliamentary system do most republics and all monarchies in the EU operate?
A) Unitary system
B) Semi-presidential system
C) Parliamentary system
D) Presidential system
  • 7. How many EU member states have bicameral parliaments?
A) 27
B) 12
C) 9
D) 15
  • 8. Which EU member states are full federations?
A) France and the Netherlands
B) Austria, Belgium, and Germany
C) Spain and Italy
D) Denmark, Finland, and France
  • 9. How many EU member states allocate power to more local levels of government?
A) 9
B) 27
C) 6
D) 15
  • 10. Which EU member states have federacies?
A) Denmark, Finland, France, and the Netherlands
B) France and Spain
C) Spain and Italy
D) Austria, Belgium, and Germany
  • 11. What is the common type of proportional representation used in EU member states?
A) Mixed-member proportional
B) Majoritarian system
C) First-past-the-post
D) Party-list system
  • 12. Which EU member state has a directly elected upper house?
A) Austria
B) Slovenia
C) Cyprus
D) Poland
  • 13. What is the political status of all EU member states according to Freedom House?
A) Non-democratic states
B) Totally free electoral democracies
C) Not free electoral democracies
D) Partially free electoral democracies
  • 14. How many EU member states are ranked at the top 1.0 rating by Freedom House?
A) 16
B) 23
C) 27
D) 6
  • 15. Which EU member states have systems of devolution?
A) France and the Netherlands
B) Denmark and Finland
C) Spain and Italy
D) Austria and Belgium
  • 16. How many EU member states are unitary states?
A) Most states, especially the smaller ones
B) 9
C) 16
D) 6
  • 17. Which EU member state has a National Council representing certain interest groups?
A) Austria
B) Slovenia
C) Poland
D) Cyprus
  • 18. Which EU member state has a semi-presidential system where competences are shared between the president and prime minister?
A) Italy
B) France
C) Cyprus
D) Germany
  • 19. Which EU member state has a directly elected lower house that the prime minister and government are accountable to?
A) Cyprus
B) Most EU member states
C) Italy
D) France
  • 20. Which EU institution's presidency rotates among member states every six months?
A) The Council of the European Union
B) The European Parliament
C) The European Commission
D) The European Central Bank
  • 21. How are decisions made in the Council of the European Union when not by consensus?
A) Weighted voting
B) Qualified majority voting
C) Simple majority voting
D) Unanimous voting
  • 22. Can a blocking minority veto a proposal in the Council of the European Union?
A) Yes, a sufficient blocking minority can veto the proposal
B) No, there is no provision for a veto
C) Yes, but only with unanimous agreement
D) No, only a majority can veto
  • 23. When did members of the European Parliament start being elected by universal suffrage?
A) 1958
B) 1965
C) 1979
D) 1985
  • 24. How are prospective justices of the European Court of Justice confirmed?
A) By the President of the Commission
B) By the European Council
C) By the European Parliament
D) By the existing members
  • 25. Do larger member states have more than one Commissioner?
A) Only if they are founding members
B) No, they have never had more than one
C) Historically, but now each state is represented equally
D) Yes, they still have more than one Commissioner
  • 26. Who are included in the Governing Council of the European Central Bank?
A) The members of the European Commission
B) The members of the European Parliament
C) The governors of the national central banks of each euro area country
D) The presidents of the national governments
  • 27. Are the governors of national central banks always government-appointed?
A) They are always government-appointed
B) They are appointed by the European Central Bank
C) They may or may not be government-appointed
D) They are never government-appointed
  • 28. Has Franco-German influence in the EU increased since 2004?
A) Yes, it has increased
B) It has remained the same
C) It has disappeared entirely
D) No, it has diminished slightly
  • 29. Which of the following countries was part of the EU15?
A) Romania
B) Croatia
C) Sweden
D) Bulgaria
  • 30. How many countries were in the EU27 before Croatia joined?
A) 25
B) 27
C) 26
D) 28
  • 31. Which of the following countries joined the EU in 2013?
A) Hungary
B) Bulgaria
C) Croatia
D) Romania
  • 32. Which abbreviation refers to countries with limited access to the EU labour market?
A) EU11
B) EU19
C) EU15
D) A8
  • 33. Which of the following countries was part of the EU19?
A) Bulgaria
B) Romania
C) Hungary
D) Croatia
  • 34. Which of the following countries was not part of the EU11?
A) Latvia
B) Romania
C) Lithuania
D) Estonia
  • 35. Which of the following countries was part of the EU28?
A) Iceland
B) Norway
C) United Kingdom
D) Switzerland
  • 36. What is the principle that means decisions are taken collectively if they cannot be taken individually?
A) Subsidiarity
B) Supremacy
C) Sovereignty
D) Solidarity
  • 37. What was the political process by which the United Kingdom left the EU?
A) Exit
B) Brexit
C) Departure
D) Brexit
  • 38. What must a state fulfill to accede to the EU?
A) Brussels criteria
B) Maastricht criteria
C) Copenhagen criteria
D) Lisbon criteria
  • 39. What is the term for the EU's legal order that is binding and supreme on all member states?
A) Supreme order
B) Judicial order
C) Legal order
D) Constitutional order
  • 40. What is the name of the body of EU law that a candidate must adopt to join the EU?
A) Acquis communautaire
B) Acquis politique
C) Acquis économique
D) Acquis juridique
  • 41. What is required from all existing EU members for a state to accede?
A) Approval
B) Veto
C) Negotiation
D) Consent
  • 42. Which treaty introduced the provision for a member state to withdraw from the European Union?
A) The Treaty of Rome
B) The Lisbon Treaty
C) The Maastricht Treaty
D) The Treaty of Paris
  • 43. What article of the Treaty on European Union outlines the procedure for a member state to leave the EU?
A) TEU Article 60
B) TEU Article 75
C) TEU Article 50
D) TEU Article 45
  • 44. When did the United Kingdom trigger Article 50 to begin its withdrawal from the EU?
A) 1 January 2019
B) 29 March 2017
C) 31 January 2020
D) 23 June 2016
  • 45. Which territory ceased being part of the EU in 1985 due to a status change?
A) Greenland
B) French Algeria
C) Saint-Barthélemy
D) Catalonia
  • 46. What was discussed as a template for pro-EU regions of the UK remaining within the EU?
A) Greenland's situation
B) Catalonia's situation
C) French Algeria's situation
D) Saint-Barthélemy's situation
  • 47. Which independence movement is mentioned as potentially resulting in a situation similar to Greenland's?
A) Catalonia
B) Scotland
C) Basque Country
D) Flanders
  • 48. Which method is used by the EU for many areas of policy that were previously limited to European Community matters?
A) The federal method.
B) The intergovernmental method.
C) The unanimity method.
D) The 'community method'.
  • 49. Which aspect of governance remains the exclusive competence of the member state if not listed in the EU's competence table?
A) Foreign policy
B) Healthcare
C) Education
D) Taxation
  • 50. What was deployed to Greek government ministries to ensure compliance with bailout conditions?
A) Economic sanctions
B) Large-scale technical assistance
C) Military intervention
D) Cultural exchange programs
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