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Flashcard 1: Identify the 2016 referendum result in the UK concerning the EU.
Answer: Brexit. UK voted to leave the European Union.
Flashcard 2: What treaty established the European Union in 1993?
Answer: Maastricht Treaty. Transformed the European Community into the EU.
Flashcard 3: What system of government does Italy have?
Answer: Parliamentary republic. President is ceremonial; PM holds executive power.
Flashcard 4: Which country has a semi-presidential system of government?
Answer: France. Combines presidential and parliamentary elements.
Flashcard 5: Which document outlines the rights of UK citizens?
Answer: Human Rights Act 1998. Incorporates European Convention rights into UK law.
Flashcard 6: What year did the Maastricht Treaty come into effect?
Answer:
- Year the EU was formally established.
Flashcard 7: What is the role of the European Council?
Answer: Sets EU's political agenda. Provides strategic direction for EU policies.
Flashcard 8: What is the main purpose of the European Central Bank?
Answer: Monetary policy. Controls interest rates and money supply for the eurozone.
Flashcard 9: What year did the United Kingdom join the European Economic Community?
Answer:
- Joined the EEC under Edward Heath's government.
Flashcard 10: What institution is the judicial branch of the European Union?
Answer: European Court of Justice. Interprets EU law and ensures member state compliance.
Flashcard 11: What year did the fall of the Berlin Wall occur?
Answer:
- Marked the end of the Cold War and German division.
Flashcard 12: Identify the supranational union of European countries.
Answer: European Union. Political and economic union of 27 member states.
Flashcard 13: Which European country is a federal parliamentary republic?
Answer: Germany. Power is divided between federal and state levels.
Flashcard 14: Identify the treaty that established the European Coal and Steel Community.
Answer: Treaty of Paris. Created the first European economic integration in 1951.
Flashcard 15: Which European country is a federal parliamentary republic?
Answer: Germany. Power is divided between federal and state levels.
Flashcard 16: Identify the 2016 referendum result in the UK concerning the EU.
Answer: Brexit. UK voted to leave the European Union.
Flashcard 17: What treaty established the European Union in 1993?
Answer: Maastricht Treaty. Transformed the European Community into the EU.
Flashcard 18: Identify the political system where multiple parties have power.
Answer: Multi-party system. Allows multiple political parties to compete for power.
Flashcard 19: Which country has a semi-presidential system of government?
Answer: France. Combines presidential and parliamentary elements.
Flashcard 20: What system of government does Italy have?
Answer: Parliamentary republic. President is ceremonial; PM holds executive power.
Flashcard 21: Who was the first President of France's Fifth Republic?
Answer: Charles de Gaulle. Established the current French political system.
Flashcard 22: What document serves as the constitution of Germany?
Answer: Basic Law. Serves as Germany's constitutional framework since 1949.
Flashcard 23: What is the term for the division of powers in a democracy?
Answer: Separation of powers. Prevents concentration of power in one branch.
Flashcard 24: Who was the Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021?
Answer: Angela Merkel. Led Germany for 16 years through major crises.
Flashcard 25: Identify the political system where multiple parties have power.
Answer: Multi-party system. Allows multiple political parties to compete for power.
Flashcard 26: What is the primary legislative body of the United Kingdom?
Answer: Parliament. Houses the House of Commons and House of Lords.
Flashcard 27: Which French leader founded the Fifth Republic in 1958?
Answer: Charles de Gaulle. Established the current French political system.
Flashcard 28: What is the main function of the European Commission?
Answer: Executive branch. Acts as the EU's executive arm implementing policy.
Flashcard 29: Who was the first President of France's Fifth Republic?
Answer: Charles de Gaulle. Established the current French political system.
Flashcard 30: What document serves as the constitution of Germany?
Answer: Basic Law. Serves as Germany's constitutional framework since 1949.