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16 Cards in this Set
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The European Commission
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- 27 commissioners, the Commission President
- Appointed by the member-state - 5yr terms - Represents the EU, not the member-states - 2 main powers: 1. Propose legislation 2. Monitor the implementation of EU policy |
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The European Parliament
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(Lower house)
- Directly elected by popular vote - Proportional Representation - 5yr terms - Low voter turnout - 736 members of European Parliament - Transnational Parties; Vote with national policy |
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The Council of Ministers
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- Upper house
- Rotating membership based on policy area - COREPER: permanent committee staff - QMV - Represent the member-country's interest |
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The European Council
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- All of the heads of government, President of the EU, President of the Commission
- Ministers without portfolios 1. Guidelines for Commission 2. Sign big treaties 3. Deal with expansion issues - Intergovernmental institution |
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The European Court of Justice
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- 27 judges
- 6 year renewable terms - Appointed by member-state - 2 main powers: 1. Settles disputes about implementation of EU law 2. Power to ensure the consistent application of EU law across member states - Concrete review |
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Treaty of Rome
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(1958)
- Established European Economic Community - Established internal free trade - Creation of common external tariff |
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Single European Act
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(1987)
- Removed all non-tariff barriers |
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Treaty of Maastricht
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(1993)
- The German Question, incorporate ALL of Germany - Talked about the euro - Changed the name to the EU |
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Treaty of Lisbon
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(2009)
- Changed unanimity to QMV - Gave more power to European Parliament; Codecision (the Ordinary Legislation Procedure) |
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"Pooling of Sovereignty"
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- QMV
- Most of the decisions of the EU is driven by the interests of the member state government |
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"Widening" vs "Deepening"
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- Greater geographic further
- Integrate further with the states that are already in the EU |
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Presidential System
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- General executive stability
- Reduce power of party elites - Distribute power more widely/force broader agreement |
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Parliamentary System
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- Can avoid a "stalement" between executive and legislature
- Generate quicker response to changes in citizens approval - Implications for democratic stability? |
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Building blocks of modern democracy
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1. Executive
2. Legislative 3. Judicial 4. Head of State |
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Government Accountability Model
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(Majoritarian Model)
- The way you hold a government officials accountable is giving the citizens the power to remove officials if they are not responsive to their preference - Clarify of responsibility - Elections that "decisive" |
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Representative Delegates Model
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(Proportional Influence Model)
- Create a political process that is inclusive and distributes power to different groups that can lead to outcomes where people compromise for an answer that helps everyone - Meaningful choice among candidates/parties - Effective representation between elections - Bicameralism, federalism - Water-down the clarity of responsibility |
