FINAL Take Home Paper
The Politics and Policies of the European Union, LP2020
Module convenor: Dr Carolyn Rowe
TAKE AWAY PAPER – MID-TERM ASSIGNMENT
Type your answers in the sections below, print this paper and take it to the LSS student
office, by the deadline advertised on MAP: 12pm NOON on Friday of Week 19. I very
much encourage you to bring the paper to the student office before the deadline, not
only on Friday.
Please DO NOT submit the electronic version of this paper by email to the module
convenor or to another university office.
Please ensure that you remember to print your coversheet from MAP which
includes the barcode for submission.
Write your candidate number here – (NOT your name or student number):
Answer all six questions below:
*You do not have to put references in the answer box for each question. There is a
separate box at the end of this sheet where you should list the references and sources
you have consulted. There is no word limit on this box.
Question 1 – Explain in no more than 100 words the role of the President of the
European Commission. Write your answer in the box below:
Word count:
Question 2 – Explain in no more than 200 words the role played by the European
Parliament in approving the new European Commission, when this is appointed every 5
1
years. You should explain the relative power of the European Parliament in this process.
Write your answer in the box below:
Word count:
Question 3 – Research the web to find out the current status of proposed new legislation
on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Explain in no more
than 250 words what the current state of the negotiations is, outlining the major sides of
the argument and how the principal EU institutions have been involved so far.
Write your answer in the box below:
Word count:
Question 4 – Discuss in no more than 200 words the extent to which the European
Parliament offers democratic legitimacy to the EU’s political process. Write your
answer in the box below:
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Word count:
Question 5 – “The Council of Ministers is the primary legislator in the EU”. Do you
agree or disagree with this statement? Discuss your reasoning in no more than 200
words. Write your answer in the box below:
Word count:
Question 6 – Critically assess the concept of ‘spillover’ and how it helps to explain
developments in European integration. Analyse its relevance as a theoretical concept for
the study of the EU. Explain your reasoning in no more than 250 words.
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Word count:
REFERENCING: In the box below, please list in HARVARD style, all of the books,
journals, internet and media sources you have consulted to prepare your answers.
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Module convenor: Dr Carolyn Rowe
TAKE AWAY PAPER – MID-TERM ASSIGNMENT
Type your answers in the sections below, print this paper and take it to the LSS student
office, by the deadline advertised on MAP: 12pm NOON on Friday of Week 19. I very
much encourage you to bring the paper to the student office before the deadline, not
only on Friday.
Please DO NOT submit the electronic version of this paper by email to the module
convenor or to another university office.
Please ensure that you remember to print your coversheet from MAP which
includes the barcode for submission.
Write your candidate number here – (NOT your name or student number):
Answer all six questions below:
*You do not have to put references in the answer box for each question. There is a
separate box at the end of this sheet where you should list the references and sources
you have consulted. There is no word limit on this box.
Question 1 – Explain in no more than 100 words the role of the President of the
European Commission. Write your answer in the box below:
Word count:
Question 2 – Explain in no more than 200 words the role played by the European
Parliament in approving the new European Commission, when this is appointed every 5
1
years. You should explain the relative power of the European Parliament in this process.
Write your answer in the box below:
Word count:
Question 3 – Research the web to find out the current status of proposed new legislation
on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Explain in no more
than 250 words what the current state of the negotiations is, outlining the major sides of
the argument and how the principal EU institutions have been involved so far.
Write your answer in the box below:
Word count:
Question 4 – Discuss in no more than 200 words the extent to which the European
Parliament offers democratic legitimacy to the EU’s political process. Write your
answer in the box below:
2
Word count:
Question 5 – “The Council of Ministers is the primary legislator in the EU”. Do you
agree or disagree with this statement? Discuss your reasoning in no more than 200
words. Write your answer in the box below:
Word count:
Question 6 – Critically assess the concept of ‘spillover’ and how it helps to explain
developments in European integration. Analyse its relevance as a theoretical concept for
the study of the EU. Explain your reasoning in no more than 250 words.
3
Word count:
REFERENCING: In the box below, please list in HARVARD style, all of the books,
journals, internet and media sources you have consulted to prepare your answers.
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