The Double Majority Requires That

question 8

Multiple Choice

The double majority requires that

• A) the Council of Ministers approval of legislative proposals requires a vote that represents both a majority (55%) of the member states and a majority (65%) of the EU population.
• B) legislative proposals must gain an approval of a majority in both the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament.
• C) the Council of Ministers must vote twice on legislative proposals, with a majority supporting the proposals on each vote.
• D) some legislative proposals require the approval of a super-majority (75%) of the votes in the Council of Ministers, while others require only a simple majority (51%).
• E) legislative proposals must gain a qualified majority in the Council of Ministers and a simple majority in the European Parliament.

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