European Politics Kubicek 3rd Edition Chapter (11).doc

Kubicek, European Politics Chapter 11 Test Bank Questions Multiple Choice Questions 1. The Common Foreign and Security Policy was established by the a. Treaty of Rome. b. Maastricht Treaty. c. Nice Treaty. d. Amsterdam Treaty. e. Lisbon Treaty. Answer: b; Skill level: Understanding; Page reference: p. 303 2. The military component of the EU is known as a. NATO. b. CSCE. c. Schengen Agreement. d. OSCE. e. West European Union. Answer: e; Skill level: Understanding; Page reference: p. 305 3. The crisis in Yugoslavia showed a. the Common Foreign and Security Policy worked well. b. NATO no longer has relevance. c. European countries have divergent foreign policy interests. d. the effectiveness of UN peacekeepers. e. “soft power” can be used to prevent a war. Answer: c; Skill level: Analysis; Page reference: p. 306 4. The Common Foreign and Security Policy mostly operates on principles of a. subsidiarity. b. supranationalism. c. “community” decision making. d. qualified-majority voting. e. inter-governmentalism. Answer: e; Skill level: Understanding; Page reference: p. 307 5. The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy is a. Herman Van Rompuy. b. Jacques Delors. c. Tony Blair. d. Catherine Ashton. e. José Manuel Barroso. Answer: d; Skill level: Understanding; Page reference: p. 307 6. Unlike the EU, NATO a. is headquartered in London. b. has yet to expand to Eastern Europe. c. includes Russia as a member. d. is a “trans-Atlantic” organization. e. has never been on a military mission outside of Europe. Answer: d; Skill level: Application; Page reference: p. 309 7. The OSCE a. is part of the EU. b. is separate from the EU, but is also a supranational organization. c. has more military capability than the EU. d. relies upon various forms of “soft power.” e. has led European peacekeeping efforts in Afghanistan. Answer d Application p. 311 Answer: d; Skill level: Application; Page reference: p. 311 8. Kosovo declared independence from a. Croatia. b. Serbia. c. Bosnia. d. Albania. e. Montenegro. Answer: b; Skill level: Understanding; Page reference: p. 313 9. Kosovo independence has not been recognized by all EU members because a. some states are strong allies of Serbia. b. Kosovo is not a democratic country. c. some EU members are nervous about their own separatist movements. d. Kosovo attacked Greece, an EU member. e. it has refused to hand over wanted war criminals. Answer: c; Skill level: Analysis; Page reference: p. 313 10. Robert Kagan’s essential point is a. Europe is destined to become a superpower. b. Europe and the United States have fundamentally different views of the world. c. Europe will fail to unify. d. America is destined to decline as a world power. e. the rise of China will bring the United States and Europe closer together. Answer: b; Skill level: Analysis; Page reference: p. 315 11. Europeans have raised objections to the U.S. conduct in the “war on terror” for all of the following reasons EXCEPT a. allegations of torture by U.S. personnel. b. detention and imprisonment of European citizens. c. the United States relies too much on “hard power.” d. many Europeans thought the United States should not invade Iraq. e. Europeans believe that one should negotiate with al Qaeda. Answer: e; Skill level: Analysis; Page reference: p. 315-316 12. The July 2005 bombings in London were particularly disturbing because a. they killed more people than any other terror attack in Europe. b. British police cooperated with the bombers. c. the bombers were all British citizens. d. they were an attempt to influence the British elections. e. they targeted government officials. Answer: c; Skill level: Analysis; Page reference: p. 318 13. A country with most-favored nation status a. is a country that is likely to become a member of the EU. b. is a country that has a special arrangement with the EU that no one country has. c. cannot be discriminated against in a trade relationship. d. is the EU’s largest trading partner. e. is well-regarded by European publics. Answer: c; Skill level: Understanding; Page reference: p. 320 14. How do American and European foreign aid programs differ? a. The United States is more generous. b. The United States gives more to countries of “strategic” value. c. Europe directs more of its money to the Middle East than the United States does. d. Europe pays little attention to human rights issues. e. Europe directs little of its money to Africa. Answer: b; Skill level: Analysis; Page reference: p. 323 15. What EU policy is criticized for being at odds with its aim to help the developing world? a. CAP b. Subsidiary c. The Schengen Agreement d. The Contonou Agreement e. Inter-governmentalism Answer: a; Skill level: Application; Page reference: p. 322 16. All of the following are true about the Kyoto Protocol EXCEPT a. its signing was hailed as a victory by many European states. b. it has been rejected by Angela Merkel in Germany. c. the United States did not ratify it. d. European states have had trouble meeting commitments under its terms. e. it will expire in 2012. Answer: b; Skill level: Understanding; Page reference: p. 326-327 17. The future of more ambitious environmental programs is uncertain because a. leaders skeptical of global warming have been recently elected in Europe. b. many in Europe worry about their economic impact in light of the 2008–2010 economic crisis. c. EU efforts to enforce strict environmental standards have been overturned by national courts. d. oil producing countries in Europe will veto any such programs. e. of EU expansion in the 2000s. Answer: b; Skill level: Analysis; Page reference: p. 327 18. EU democratization programs a. have been nearly universally successful. b. have been nearly universal failures. c. have had mixed success. d. fit in well with the EU commercial interests. e. are limited to countries that might join the EU. Answer: c; Skill level: Analysis; Page reference: p. 329 19. European–Russian relations a. have an important trade component. b. have improved in the 2000s after Putin came to power. c. are affected by border disputes between Russia and EU members. d. were improved by Ukraine’s “Orange Revolution.” e. favor European states because they are richer than Russia. Answer: a; Skill level: Understanding; Page reference: p. 331 20. In the post-Soviet space a. the EU has plans to expand to Georgia and Ukraine. b. there are disputes between the EU and Russia. c. Russia is working with the EU to spread democracy. d. the EU engages in very little trade. e. the EU has already expanded to include Ukraine. Answer: b; Skill level: Analysis; Page reference: p. 331-332 21. The Barcelona Process is a. an initiative to revive the Spanish economy. b. a program of cooperation between the EU and Middle Eastern states. c. a program of Catalonian separatism. d. a plan to build pipelines across Europe. e. a plan to reduce trade barriers with the developing world. Answer: b; Skill level: Understanding; Page reference: p. 333 22. The European Neighborhood Policy includes a. Ukraine and Lebanon. b. Russia and Israel. c. Turkey and Lebanon. d. Estonia and Russia. e. Serbia and Albania. Answer: a; Skill level: Understanding; Page reference: p. 333 23. The EU is most active in trying to spread its model of integration in a. the post-Soviet area. b. Africa. c. Latin America. d. Asia. e. the Middle East. Answer: b; Skill level: Analysis; Page reference: p. 330 24. The creation of the International Criminal Court shows a. Europe is committed to unilateralism. b. the United States and Europe often work together on international issues c. Europe’s use of soft power. d. how EU law has spread to other states. e. how subsidiary is accepted as an international norm. Answer: c; Skill level: Application; Page reference: p. 329-330 25. Sources of friction in United States–European economic ties include all of the following EXCEPT a. agricultural subsidies. b. U.S. tariffs on steel imports. c. subsidies for companies like Boeing and Airbus. d. Europe’s anxiety over its trade deficit with the United States. e. EU actions against U.S. companies for unfair competition. Answer: d; Skill level: Understanding; Page reference: p. 324 True/False Questions 1. Under the Common Foreign and Security Policy, the EU has a seat on the UN Security Council. Answer: False; Skill level: Understanding; Page reference: p. 306 2. The EU has conducted numerous peacekeeping missions in Africa. True Understanding p. 308 Answer: True; Skill level: Understanding; Page reference: p. 308 3. European countries have not contributed troops to the war in Afghanistan. Answer: False; Skill level: Understanding; Page reference: p. 303 and p. 310 4. The EU has special trade relationships with countries in the developing world. Answer: True; Skill level: Understanding; Page reference: p. 321 5. The United States gives more foreign assistance than EU countries. Answer: False; Skill level: Analysis; Page reference: p. 322 6. China is the EU’s largest trading partner. Answer: False; Skill level: Understanding; Page reference: p. 324 7. Environmentalism has become part of European identity. Answer: True; Skill level: Analysis; Page reference: p. 325-326 8. The EU has a trade surplus with the United States. Answer: True; Skill level: Understanding; Page reference: p. 324 The European Neighborhood Policy is the next step in EU expansion. Answer: False; Skill level: Application; Page reference: p. 333 10. Foreign policy is an area where the EU has seen less integration than on economic issues. Answer: True; Skill level: Application; Page reference: p. 303-304 and p.335 Essay Questions 1. Thinking about how both the world and the EU might evolve, do you foresee the EU becoming more successful in creating a common foreign policy and its own defense forces? Why/why not? 2. Why is Europe keen to promote multilateralism and why is the United States often resistant to it? 3. How strong is the EU’s commitment to promote democracy outside its borders? When its democratization agenda comes into conflict with other goals, what policy prevails? 4. Pick a country that has been the subject of EU efforts to promote democracy. Have EU efforts paid off? Why/why not? 5. How true do you think the claim is that on the world stage Europe is defining itself by its commitment to environmentalism? Among various policies and aspects of the EU, is environmentalism really that important?