EU law worksheet with answers

How is the President of the European Commission chosen?

1. AProposed by the European Council by qualified majority, then elected by the European Parliament
2. BAppointed by the Court of Justice
3. CElected directly by EU citizens in a separate vote
4. DChosen by the outgoing Commission

The Schengen area mainly concerns:

1. AThe use of the euro as a single currency
2. BThe election of the European Parliament
3. CThe common rules on competition between companies
4. DThe abolition of checks on persons at internal borders

The European Ombudsman investigates complaints about:

1. ABreaches of EU law by private companies
2. BHuman rights violations by member states
3. CMaladministration by EU institutions and bodies
4. DCrimes committed by EU citizens

Under the Lisbon voting rules, a blocking minority in the Council must include at least:

1. AHalf of the member states
2. BTen member states
3. CTwo member states
4. DFour member states

What is the correct order of the stages of infringement proceedings under Article 258 TFEU?

1. AReferral to the Court, reasoned opinion, letter of formal notice
2. BPreliminary reference, letter of formal notice, fine
3. CLetter of formal notice, reasoned opinion, referral to the Court of Justice
4. DReasoned opinion, letter of formal notice, then referral to the General Court

Which of these can NOT be used to justify a restriction on imports under Article 36 TFEU?

1. AProtection of industrial and commercial property
2. BProtection of human health
3. CPublic morality
4. DProtecting the national economy from competition

In Solange II (1986), the German Federal Constitutional Court held that it would not review Community law against German fundamental rights:

1. AAs long as the Community ensured effective protection of fundamental rights substantially similar to the German standard
2. BUntil Germany adopted the euro
3. CUnless the European Parliament had approved the measure
4. DUnder any circumstances, as Community law is always supreme

EU citizenship case law (Zambrano) established that a third-country national parent of a child who is an EU citizen may have a right of residence when:

1. AThe child is older than 18
2. BRefusal would deprive the child of the genuine enjoyment of the substance of EU citizenship rights
3. CThe parent has lived lawfully in the child's member state for at least five years before applying for residence
4. DThe parent pays a residence fee