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The European Parliament

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many members does the European Parliament have?

a)

751

b)

571

c)

630

d)

315

2.

Where is the official site of the European Parliament?

a)

Brussels

b)

Strasbourg

c)

Luxembourg

d)

All answers are correct

3.

Where does the European Parliament hold its plenary sessions?

a)

In Luxembourg and in Brussels

b)

In Strasbourg and in Brussels

c)

In Strasbourg and in Luxembourg

d)

Only in Strasbourg

4.

How is the criterion used to assign members to the different member States called?

a)

Degressive proportionality

b)

Proportional system

c)

Majoritarian system

d)

Progressive proportionality

5.

Who is the current President of the European Parliament?

a)

David Sassoli (Italy)

b)

Martin Schulz (Germany)

c)

Antonio Tajani (Italy)

d)

Hans-Gert Pöttering (Germany)

6.

How is the President of the European Parliament chosen?

a)

directly elected by the European citizens

b)

selected by the EU's members governments

c)

elected among its members by the MEPs

d)

elected by the MEPs among the members of the European Commission

7.

Does the European Parliament approve all EU laws?

a)

Yes, alone

b)

Yes, together with the European Council

c)

No, not all of them

d)

Yes, together with the Council of the European Union

8.

What cannot the European Parliament do?

a)

approve EU laws

b)

scrutinize other bodies behaviour

c)

disapprove EU's budget

d)

propose laws to itself

9.

Who can propose EU laws to the Parliament?

a)

each MEP

b)

the European Council and the Council of the European Union

c)

the European Commission

d)

the European Ombusdam

10.

Which of the following is a power of the European Parliament?

a)

legislative power

b)

budgetary power

c)

supervisory power

d)

all answers are correct

11.

Do MEPs have to belong to a Committee?

a)

yes, they do

b)

no, they don't

c)

no, but they have to belong to one of the political groups

d)

yes, and they also have to belong to one of the political groups

12.

Which EU body prepares the budget?

a)

the European Commission

b)

the European Parliament

c)

the European Council

d)

the Council of the European Union