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MATURA ENGLISH: Power To The People #1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does 'to approve' mean?

a)

to express disagreement

b)

to reach an agreement

c)

to agree with or allow something

d)

to disagree with someone

2.

What is your textbook's definition of 'liberty'?

a)

the legal right and freedom to do something

b)

official permission from the King to do something

c)

an official request to do something

d)

the imprisonment of a person by the state

3.

What is a 'treaty'?

a)

an official barrier between two countries

b)

a dispute between two countries

c)

an employment contract

d)

a formal agreement between two or more countries

4.

Which treaty was signed in 1951?

a)

Treaty of Berlin

b)

Treaty of Rome

c)

Treaty of Afghanistan

d)

Treaty of Paris

5.

Which countries joined the European Community in 1973?

a)

France, Spain and Italy

b)

Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom

c)

Austria, the Netherlands and Germany

d)

Portugal, Spain and Italy

6.

Which EU body is supposed to act as the watchdog for the budget?

a)

European Council

b)

European Court of Justice

c)

European Parliament

d)

Court of Auditors

7.

What is one of the top aims of the EU according to your textbook?

a)

to extend the EU border all the way to Moscow

b)

to promote economic and social progress by helping people to earn enough money and get treated fairly

c)

to develop an EU army which can become a more strategic military power in the world

d)

to undermine national sovereignty by making all of the decisions in Brussels

8.

What do companies sometimes do to support the training of their apprentices/interns?

a)

They supervise their schooling.

b)

They influence the school's curriculum.

c)

They make sure that they attend school every day.

d)

They offer in-house training in the form of workshops, seminars and lessons.

9.

What is the English word for 'Bundeskanzler'?

a)

Federal Chancellor

b)

Federal State

c)

Federal Council

d)

Federal Representative

10.

What is the English word for 'Landeshauptfrau'?

a)

State Attorney

b)

State Representative

c)

State Govenor

d)

State Judge

11.

How do you say 'ins Amt einführen' in English?

a)

to introduce into office

b)

to infiltrate

c)

to celebrate

d)

to inaugurate

12.

What are the three branches of government in a so-called modern democracy?

a)

Executive, Bureaucracy & Red Tape

b)

Executive, Managerial & Administrative

c)

Executive, Judicial & Legislative

d)

Execution, Justice & Peace

13.

Where was the 'Treaty on European Union' signed in 1991?

a)

Berlin, Germany

b)

Vienna, Austria

c)

Paris, France

d)

Maastricht, Netherlands

14.

Which countries joined the EU in 1995?

a)

Sweden, Finland & Austria

b)

Sweden, Germany & Austria

c)

Sweden, France & Austria

d)

Sweden, Norway & Austria

15.

How many former so-called communist countries (formerly part of the Soviet Union) joined the EU in 2004?

a)

9

b)

15

c)

10

d)

8