{"id":93,"date":"2010-11-15T14:43:37","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T18:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T16:40:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T21:40:52","slug":"government","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/politics\/government\/","title":{"rendered":"Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>How do Europeans govern themselves?<br \/>\nWhat role do individual countries play?<br \/>\nWhy does the EU matter in government?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-1452\" title=\"Europe's External Relations Map\" src=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/Activity-2-About-Europes-External-Relations-Map-400x269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"269\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this lesson, we will explore these issues. We will learn about the different rights that governments in Europe give to their peoples. We will also discuss how the European Parliament and individual member state governments interact. Go to the activities to begin your adventures with the EU and government!<\/p>\n<h3>Activities<\/h3>\n<p>Activity 1:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/politics\/government\/activity-1-citizenship-rights\/\">Citizenship Rights<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Activity 2: <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/politics\/government\/activity-2-levels-of-government\/\">Levels of Government<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Activity 3: <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/politics\/government\/activity-3-the-institutions-of-the-eu\/\">The Institutions of the European Union<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Activity 4: <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/politics\/government\/activity-4-the-european-parliament-how-does-it-work\/\">The European Parliament &#8211; How does it work?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Activity 5: <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/politics\/government\/activity-5-how-european-parliamentary-elections-work\/\">How European Parliament Elections Work<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Activity 6: <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/politics\/government\/activity-6-legislative-and-decision-making-process\/\">Legislative and Decision-Making Process<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Activity 7: <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/politics\/government\/activity-7-eu-and-government-web-quiz\/\">A Web Quiz!<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>News Links <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/europe\/4280841.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Spain voters approve EU charter&#8221;<\/a>: from BBC News<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/world\/europe\/3770803.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Europe&#8217;s Cross Border Politics&#8221;<\/a>: from BBC News<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/tto\/news\/world\/article1977255.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Schr\u00f6der and Blair to patch up rift over EU &#8216;betrayal'&#8221;<\/a>: from Times (London)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/agenda\/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2923460\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;So much for stability&#8221;<\/a>: from The Economist<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do Europeans govern themselves? 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