Which of the following statements about Germany's participation in the European Union is NOT true?
a. It has forced the country to adopt an unfamiliar free-market economic model.
b. Membership in the European Union has permitted Germany to undertake tasks and to assume roles that it may not have done on its own.
c. Limits have been placed by the country's Constitutional Court on deeper German integration with the European Union.
d. Germany has benefitted economically from European integration.
e. Germany is a member of the European Union, but has not adopted the euro.
Q. 2Polls indicate that nearly half of nonvoters in the state say they
a. lack enough knowledge.
b. are too busy.
c. see voting as useless.
d. see no reason to vote.
Q. 3The term energiewende refers to
a. a German policy to cut back on its use of fossil fuels and to increase its use of nuclear energy.
b. the bureaucracy responsible for overseeing Germany's nuclear power plants.
c. a European Union-wide policy to switch toward sustainable energy resources that came about due to heavy lobbying by the German Green Party.
d. a German policy to switch toward sustainable energy resources.
e. traditionally powerful energy cartels in Germany.
Q. 4The motor voter law allows one to register to vote at
a. truck stops.
b. the DMV.
c. rest stops.
d. County clerk offices.
Q. 5The Blue Card scheme is a European Union policy that
a. specifies water purity standards.
b. forces Germany to grant citizenship to the second-and third-generation guest workers.
c. makes guest worker programs illegal.
d. permits highly skilled foreigners living outside the European Union to live and work in its member states, including Germany.
e. permits member states, like Germany, to adopt more restrictive rules concerning political asylum.
Q. 6The U.S. Constitution leaves election administration to
a. political parties.
b. Supreme Court justices.
c. states.
d. interest groups.
Q. 7Saying that Germany is a reluctant hegemon means that the country
a. refuses to use its military outside of Europe but has been willing to do so within Europe.
b. is hesitant to take on a greater role in the European Union but desires to have a greater role in the United Nations.
c. is cautious but influential in world affairs.
d. is unwilling to become too involved in security alliances but very willing to become involved in international economic organizations.
e. is indecisive in its foreign policy decision making.
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