EU law worksheet with answers

What is the role of an Advocate General at the Court of Justice?

1. ATo prosecute member states that break EU law on behalf of the European Commission
2. BTo defend individuals who cannot afford a lawyer
3. CTo represent the EU institutions in court
4. DTo give an independent, reasoned opinion on cases before the Court decides

The Schengen area mainly concerns:

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

Regulations, directives and decisions adopted by the EU institutions are known as:

1. ASoft law
2. BPrimary law
3. CCustomary law
4. DSecondary law

In Levin (1982), the Court held that a part-time worker is protected by Article 45 if the work is:

1. AEffective and genuine, and not purely marginal and ancillary
2. BDone for the main purpose of obtaining residence
3. CAt least 30 hours per week
4. DPaid enough to live without social benefits

Environmental policy is an example of which type of EU competence?

1. AExclusive competence
2. BSupporting competence
3. CNo EU competence at all
4. DShared competence

Costa v ENEL (1964) established:

1. AThe principle of subsidiarity
2. BThe direct effect of regulations
3. CThe supremacy (primacy) of EU law over national law
4. DState liability for breaches of EU law

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

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

The Kadi judgment (2008) is significant because the CJEU held that:

1. AThe EU has no competence in foreign policy
2. BUN Security Council resolutions always prevail over EU fundamental rights under the UN Charter
3. CIndividuals can never challenge sanctions
4. DEU measures implementing UN Security Council resolutions must respect EU fundamental rights