Chapter 16 Multiple choice questions

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The Court of Justice of the EU is comprised of which two courts?

The Court of Justice (CJEU) and the General Court correct incorrect

The Court of Justice (CJEU) and the EU Civil Service Tribunal correct incorrect

The General Court and the EU Civil Service Tribunal correct incorrect

The General Court and the Court of Auditors correct incorrect

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True or false: The CJEU has the power to annul Community legislation.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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Who requests preliminary rulings from the CJEU?

The General Court correct incorrect

The Commission correct incorrect

The Council of Ministers correct incorrect

Member state courts correct incorrect

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True or false: The Isoglucose ruling effectively gave the European Parliament the power of veto.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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Which institution expanded its powers under the Les Verts ruling?

The Court of Justice of the EU correct incorrect

The Council correct incorrect

The Commission correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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True or false: The Treaty of Rome established the doctrine of the supremacy of EC law.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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What ruling established the principle of direct effect?

Van Gend en Loos (1963) correct incorrect

Costa v. ENEL (1964) correct incorrect

Van Duyn v. Home Office (1974) correct incorrect

Factortame (1990) correct incorrect

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Which of the following procedures applies to the process for appointing judges and advocates-general of the CJEU?

Candidates for the positions of judge or advocate general are to be scrutinized by a panel of seven people correct incorrect

Candidates for the positions of judge or advocate general must have served as judges at the national level correct incorrect

The European Parliament can veto judicial appointments correct incorrect

Similar to Commissioners designate, nominated judges and advocates general must participate in European Parliament (EP) hearings correct incorrect

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Which of these is an intergovernmental account of CJEU behaviour?

The CJEU has deliberately acted as an engine of integration correct incorrect

The CJEU anticipates member state reactions to its rulings and acts accordingly correct incorrect

The CJEU uses the law as a 'mask and shield' to hide its integrationist strategy correct incorrect

Over time, a European legal network has developed correct incorrect

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Which of the following could be considered to be a form of spillover?

The creation of a Court of First Instance correct incorrect

National courts making use of EC law and the preliminary reference procedure to increase their powers correct incorrect

CJEU reluctance to rule against the interests of powerful member states correct incorrect

Member state support for a neutral CJEU correct incorrect