Chapter 5 Self-test questions

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An express statement of EU law supremacy can be found in the Treaties.

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False correct incorrect

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Why did the European Court of Justice reason that Community (now EU) law must be accorded supremacy in Case C-6/64 Costa v. ENEL?

Because the member States wished that it be so. correct incorrect

Because it was expressly required by the Treaty. correct incorrect

Because it suited the facts of the case itself. correct incorrect

Because the law stemming from the Treaty—an independent source of law—could not, because of its special and original nature, be overridden by domestic legal provisions, however framed, without being deprived of its character as Community (now EU) law and without the legal basis of the Community (now EU) itself being called into question. correct incorrect

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EU law takes priority over Constitutional law and member State constitutional rules.

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False correct incorrect

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The German courts have unquestionably accepted the supremacy of EU law in all instances.

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False correct incorrect