AP Success - AP European History: Treaty of the European Union
Treaty of the European Union, 2016"By this Treaty, the HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES establish among themselves a EUROPEAN UNION, hereinafter called ‘the Union’, on which the Member States confer competences to attain objectives they have in common. This Treaty marks a new stage in the process of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe, in which decisions are taken as openly as possible and as closely as possible to the citizen. . . . The Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities. These values are common to the Member States in a society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail."
Question 1
Which of the following best reflects the primary purpose of the Treaty of the European Union as described in the source?
To form a military alliance among European nations for collective defense against external threats.
To establish a union among European states with shared competences to achieve common objectives.
To establish a common currency that would be used across all member states of the Union.
To create a single European government that would replace the national governments of member states.
Question 2
The Treaty of the European Union's emphasis on 'an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe' suggests a commitment to:
Furthering European integration and cooperation over time.
Promoting the sovereignty of individual states over collective decision-making.
Maintaining the status quo of cooperation as it was at the time of the treaty's signing.
Creating a single European nation-state with a unified national identity.
Question 3
According to the source, which of the following is a foundational value of the European Union?
Economic prosperity as the primary goal.
Isolationism and self-sufficiency of each member state.
Respect for human dignity.
Uniformity in cultural and political practices.
Question 4
The principle that decisions should be taken 'as openly as possible and as closely as possible to the citizen' reflects the EU's commitment to:
Absolute centralization of political power.
The elimination of national borders for all policy decisions.
Transparency and subsidiarity in governance.
The supremacy of national parliaments in legislative matters.
Question 5
The values of 'pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men' in the Treaty of the European Union are indicative of:
A traditional, conservative social order.
A modern, liberal democratic ethos.
A preference for authoritarian governance structures.
An emphasis on economic factors over social and political values.
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