Chapter 08

Instructions

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Question 1

True or false: In the early days of the ECSC, national governments insisted that the High Authority be given a wide range of powers.

a) True

b) False

Question 2

Which group was opposed to a supranational authority?

a) German industrialists

b) The French government

c) The French people

d) All of the above

Question 3

What best describes the relationship between the High Authority of the ECSC and the Council?

a) Strong High Authority leadership and a subservient Council

b) Close cooperation toward shared goals

c) Often tense and difficult

d) Complete refusal to co-operate

Question 4

What were the powers of the High Authority of the ECSC?

a) Overseeing the coal and steel industry, including production, financing and investment

b) Harmonizing the taxes and economic development of the member states

c) None-the High Authority was advisory only

d) None of the above

Question 5

True or false: Jean Monnet preferred intrusive public sector intervention to free market competition.

a) True

b) False

Question 6

True or false: The Treaty of Rome designed the High Authority as a hierarchical and bureaucratic organization.

a) True

b) False

Question 7

What triggered crisis in the ECSC in 1959?

a) An acute shortage of coal

b) Widespread industrial action by coal and steel workers

c) The shift from coal to nuclear power

d) A fall in demand for coal

Question 8

What did the ECSC achieve?

a) It provided an example of successful European co-operation under a supranational framework

b) It limited the re-concentration of the coal and steel industry

c) It secured coal resources for France

d) All of the above

Question 9

True or false: The Treaties of Rome granted the Euratom and European Economic Community (EEC) Commissions similar powers.

a) True

b) False

Question 10

Which of the following was not a factor that limited the effectiveness of the Euratom Commission?

a) A shortage of translators

b) An insufficient funding base

c) Opposition from the French government

d) A limited sectoral mandate.

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Chapter 08

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