EU law worksheet with answers

Which treaty, signed in 1957, established the European Economic Community?

1. AThe Treaty of Rome
2. BThe Treaty of Maastricht
3. CThe Treaty of Nice
4. DThe Treaty of Paris

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU has the same legal value as the Treaties since:

1. AThe Maastricht Treaty (1993)
2. BThe Brexit agreement (2020)
3. CThe Treaty of Lisbon (2009)
4. DThe Treaty of Rome (1957)

The principle of conferral (Article 5(2) TEU) means that:

1. AMember states must obtain EU consent for all national laws
2. BThe EU may act in any area where it considers action useful to achieve the Treaties' objectives
3. CThe EU acts only within the competences the member states have given it in the Treaties
4. DPowers not used by the EU pass to the Commission

Under Directive 2004/38, an EU citizen may reside in another member state for up to three months:

1. AWith only a valid identity card or passport and no other conditions
2. BOnly if they register with the police on arrival
3. COnly if they prove sufficient resources and comprehensive sickness insurance
4. DOnly if they have a job offer in that state

Article 352 TFEU (the flexibility clause) allows the EU to act where the Treaties have not provided the necessary powers, but requires:

1. AA simple majority in the Parliament only
2. BA referendum in every member state
3. CUnanimity in the Council and the consent of the European Parliament
4. DQualified majority in the Council and the consent of the European Parliament

In Ratti (1979), the Court held that an individual could NOT rely on a directive against the state:

1. AIf the directive was clear and unconditional
2. BIf the member state had failed to transpose it
3. CAfter the transposition deadline had expired
4. DBefore the transposition deadline had expired

In the Factortame litigation, the CJEU held that national courts must:

1. ABe able to grant interim relief setting aside a national rule that may breach EU law
2. BWait for Parliament to amend the statute first
3. CApply national statutes until the national parliament itself repeals any rule that conflicts with EU law
4. DRefer the case to the European Court of Human Rights

Under Article 263 TFEU, a private applicant may challenge a regulatory act that does not need implementing measures if it is:

1. APublished in a national newspaper
2. BAdopted unanimously
3. COf direct concern to them
4. DOf interest to them in any way