Edexcel A level government and politics
Unit 3 Regionalism 2024 exam
Questions and Answers
Examples of regional economic blocs: - Answer>>-North
American free trade Agreement (NAFTA)
-Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
-Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
-Mercusour
Examples of regional political blocs: - Answer>>-EU (the main
example)
-African union (AU)
-Organisation of American states
Key institutions of the EU - Answer>>-European commission
-European parliament
-European court of justice
-Council of ministers
-European council
Intergovernmental institutions of the EU - Answer>>-Council of
ministers (qualified majorities)
-European council
Supranational institutions of the EU: - Answer>>-European
commission
-European parliament
-European council
-European court of justice
Federalism - Answer>>A system of government whereby a
central body makes laws and regulations, which are followed by a
, number of subsidiary states. The US government is an example
of a federal government.
Integration - Answer>>A process whereby states co-operate
and enter into agreements with other states based on common
principles and rules of conduct, such as is evident in the EU.
Functionalism - Answer>>The idea that integration occurs as a
result of the success of another area of integration. For instance,
a government might see that a certain economic policy worked
well, which will cause them to build on that policy by creating a
new currency for instance.
Neo-Functionalism - Answer>>Similar to the idea of
functionalism but includes the spilling over of integration into
political aspects as well as economic ones.
Subsidiarity - Answer>>The principle that a central authority
should have a subsidiary function, performing only those tasks
which cannot be performed at a more local level.
Regionalism - Answer>>the practice of regionalised systems of
government rather than centralised ones. The EU is an example
of a regional body in which laws are made and applied to all
states within a region.
Enlargement - Answer>>The process of admitting new member
states to join a regional organisation such as the EU. EU
membership has grown from 6 in 1958, to 28 as of July 2013.
Supranationalism - Answer>>The idea of a supranational body
imposing its will on a state
Unit 3 Regionalism 2024 exam
Questions and Answers
Examples of regional economic blocs: - Answer>>-North
American free trade Agreement (NAFTA)
-Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
-Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
-Mercusour
Examples of regional political blocs: - Answer>>-EU (the main
example)
-African union (AU)
-Organisation of American states
Key institutions of the EU - Answer>>-European commission
-European parliament
-European court of justice
-Council of ministers
-European council
Intergovernmental institutions of the EU - Answer>>-Council of
ministers (qualified majorities)
-European council
Supranational institutions of the EU: - Answer>>-European
commission
-European parliament
-European council
-European court of justice
Federalism - Answer>>A system of government whereby a
central body makes laws and regulations, which are followed by a
, number of subsidiary states. The US government is an example
of a federal government.
Integration - Answer>>A process whereby states co-operate
and enter into agreements with other states based on common
principles and rules of conduct, such as is evident in the EU.
Functionalism - Answer>>The idea that integration occurs as a
result of the success of another area of integration. For instance,
a government might see that a certain economic policy worked
well, which will cause them to build on that policy by creating a
new currency for instance.
Neo-Functionalism - Answer>>Similar to the idea of
functionalism but includes the spilling over of integration into
political aspects as well as economic ones.
Subsidiarity - Answer>>The principle that a central authority
should have a subsidiary function, performing only those tasks
which cannot be performed at a more local level.
Regionalism - Answer>>the practice of regionalised systems of
government rather than centralised ones. The EU is an example
of a regional body in which laws are made and applied to all
states within a region.
Enlargement - Answer>>The process of admitting new member
states to join a regional organisation such as the EU. EU
membership has grown from 6 in 1958, to 28 as of July 2013.
Supranationalism - Answer>>The idea of a supranational body
imposing its will on a state
