PSCI 4783, Global Issues: Comparative Regional Integration (Fall 2005)
Midterm Examination Preview
Exam Basics
·
15%
of course grade
·
15
true/false or multiple choice questions
·
1
essay, choose from 2 possible
·
Please
bring a blue or black pen and a bluebook.
Motivation/Goals
The purpose of the
exam is to test your basic knowledge about the evolution and current setup of
the European Union. I have no interest
in tricking or trapping you or in giving bad grades. The test simply seeks to ensure that you have
mastered some of the basics of the EU's development. Recall that we have begun the course with the
EU insofar as it represents the world’s most developed regional integration
arrangement. So, you will be invited not
only to demonstrate your knowledge of the EU, but also to place it in a broader
comparative-regional and global context.
Materials
All of the course
material (readings, lectures, discussions) is “fair game” for the test. There is no particular priority on one or the
other source, though of course things that show up more than once, or in more
than one medium, stand the greatest chance of appearing on the test.
Strategies
Different people
learn differently. That said, unless you
are a very skilled memorizer, I would recommend against trying to memorize all
of the relevant material. There is simply
too much of it. Instead, I would
recommend trying to get a "big picture" view of the EU's development,
nature and current status. Focus first
on “big picture” issues, and fill in detail as you can.
Substance
Below I give a
sample of some of the key people, policies, institutions, treaties, etc. that
we have studied. The list is not
exhaustive, and I reserve the right to include anything from readings or
lectures. But this should hopefully get
you started.
Some Key
Exam Candidates
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Jean Monnet |
Robert
Schuman |
Charles de
Gaulle |
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European Coal
and Steel Community (ECSC) |
Treaty of |
EEC |
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Common
Market |
Empty Chair
Crisis |
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Common
External Tariff (CET) |
Customs
Union |
Common
Commercial Policy (CCP) |
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European
Monetary System ( |
Direct
Elections |
"1992" |
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SEA |
TEU/Maastricht
Treaty |
EMU |
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The Euro |
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Nice Treaty |
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supremacy |
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Supranationalism |
Intergovernmentalism |
Eurosclerosis |
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Cassis de Dijon |
mutual
recognition |
Schuman Plan |
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European
Commission |
Commission President |
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"Eurocracy" |
"The
Heart of the |
"Guardian
of the Treaties" |
|
Legislative
Initiative |
"Commission
Proposes, Council Disposes" |
The Changing
Inter-Institutional Balance |
|
Representing
the States |
Council President/Presidency |
European
Council |
|
Council(s)
of Ministers |
COREPER |
Unanimity |
|
Qualified
Majority Voting (QMV) |
Representing
the People |
The European
Parliament (EP) |
|
MEPs |
Procedural
Democracy |
Party Groups |
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The European
Court of Justice (ECJ) |
Constitutionalization |
direct
effect |
|
Van Gend en
Loos (1963) |
Supremacy |
Costa v.
ENEL (1964) |
|
Single
Market |
Single
Currency |
Schengen
Agreement |
|
European
Central Bank |
Convergence
Criteria |
Common Agricultural
Policy (CAP) |
|
Kissinger’s
“telephone question” |
European
Political Cooperation (EPC) |
Common
Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) |
|
European
Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) |
Lomé
Conventions |
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Major Treaties
Identify the
major treaties. You may wish to
summarize each on a separate sheet.
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Membership
Identify the
enlargements. Which states were
involved, and how did it go?
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Eras
Identify the major
eras as given in lecture. Based on
lectureyou’re your readings, summarize the EU's strengths and weaknesses at
each point in time.
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Commission |
Parliament |
Council(s) |
Court |
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Membership |
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Pathway to Power |
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Functions/Duties |
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