{"id":624,"date":"2010-12-07T12:44:22","date_gmt":"2010-12-07T16:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T15:16:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T20:16:55","slug":"activity-4-the-european-parliament-how-does-it-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/politics\/government\/activity-4-the-european-parliament-how-does-it-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Activity 4: The European Parliament &#8211; How does it work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Think about these issues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why do you think the European Parliament exists?<\/li>\n<li>What are some advantages of having a European Parliament?<\/li>\n<li>What are some disadvantages of having a European Parliament?<\/li>\n<li>In what ways do you think the European Parliament is similar to the Parliament of Canada?\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1506\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 240px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1506 size-medium\" title=\"European Parliament\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/European-Parliament1-240x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/European-Parliament1-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/European-Parliament1-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/European-Parliament1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/European-Parliament1-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/European-Parliament1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">European Parliament in Brussels<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To learn more about the European Parliament, read the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/politics\/government\/extension-the-european-parliament-faq\/\">European Parliament FAQ<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources\/Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/portal\/en\">The European Parliament<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/portal\/fr\">FR<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/ukcg\/en\/home\">European Parliament&#8217;s United Kingdom Contact Group (UKCG)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DID YOU KNOW&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That many translators work for the European Parliament to ensure that documents and debates are translated into the working languages of the different MEPs?<\/p>\n<p>Click <a class=\"pdf\" href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/translator_eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a> to find out what it&#8217;s like to be a translator in the European Parliament!<\/p>\n<p>Ready for <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/politics\/government\/activity-5-how-european-parliamentary-elections-work\/\">activity 5<\/a>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think about these issues: Why do you think the European Parliament exists? 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