Question

Which of the following best describes characteristics of the European Union?
A.
a unified state with a strong central government
B.
an economic union of separate states with a common currency and freedom of movement
C.
a federal republic in which separate states elect representatives to a central government
D.
a parliamentary state in which people elect ministers to a lower house and states appoint representatives to an upper house

Answer 1

B. The European Union is an economic and political union of separate sovereign states that (for many members) uses a common currency (the euro) and guarantees free movement of people, goods, services and capital.