Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Government Question 20

Practice objective / multiple choice question 20 from the 2019 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Government Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 20 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2019 • GOVERNMENT • objective

In the European Union, a decision is adopted by qualified majority voting. The rules are: (i) at least 55 % of member states must support the proposal (rounded up to the next whole state), and (ii) the supporting states must together represent at least 65 % of the total EU population (rounded up to the next whole percent). Consider nine member states with the following votes and population shares (% of total EU population):\n\nState A: 29 votes, 30 %\nState B: 29 votes, 25 %\nState C: 15 votes, 20 %\nState D: 29 votes, 15 %\nState E: 15 votes, 12 %\nState F: 15 votes, 10 %\nState G: 15 votes, 8 %\nState H: 8 votes, 5 %\nState I: 8 votes, 5 %\n\nA coalition of states B, D, E, F and H supports a proposal. Does this coalition satisfy the qualified‑majority criteria? If it does not, identify the smallest‑vote additional state that must join the coalition to meet both criteria.

Answer Options

A. No; the coalition fails the population requirement. Adding State H (8 votes, 5 % population) is the smallest‑vote addition that would achieve the qualified majority.
B. No; the coalition meets the state‑count requirement but not the population threshold. Adding State G (15 votes, 8 % population) would be the smallest‑vote addition to satisfy both criteria.
Correct Answer C. No; the coalition falls short of the population requirement. Adding State C (15 votes, 20 % population) is the smallest‑vote addition that brings the coalition to the qualified majority.
D. Yes; the coalition already satisfies both the 55 % state requirement and the 65 % population requirement, so no additional state is needed.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
No; the coalition falls short of the population requirement. Adding State C (15 votes, 20 % population) is the smallest‑vote addition that brings the coalition to the qualified majority.

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Government Question 20. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Government examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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