Question 1

Peremptory challenges in jury selection may not be racially based.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is true regarding the use of peremptory challenges based on gender?

Accepted Answer

A)   Peremptory challenges may not be based on gender unless a sexually based crime, such as rape, is involved.
B)   Only one peremptory challenge per party may be based on gender.
C)   Peremptory challenges may be based on gender only so long as lawyers for all parties agree.
D)   Peremptory challenges may be based on gender.
E)   Peremptory challenges may not be based on gender.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

A[n] ______ is a judgment in favor of the plaintiff that occurs when the defendant fails to answer the complaint, and the plaintiff's complaint alleges facts that would support such a judgment.

Accepted Answer

A)   Default judgment
B)   Automatic judgment
C)   Delineated response judgment
D)   Dismissal
E)   Pleading judgmentF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

A defendant who believes that he or she has a claim against the plaintiff would include a counterclaim with the answer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is the same as attachment jurisdiction?

Accepted Answer

A)   In rem jurisdiction
B)   Personal jurisdiction
C)   Subject-matter jurisdiction
D)   Equitable jurisdiction
E)   Quasi In rem jurisdictionF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Concurrent federal jurisdiction means that both state and federal courts have jurisdiction over a case.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Juries decide questions of law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The ______ requirement ensures that courts do not render advisory opinions.

Accepted Answer

A)   Attachment
B)   Subject-matter jurisdiction
C)   Case or controversy
D)   In rem
E)   In personamF) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

Which of the following is true regarding state courts of appeal?

Accepted Answer

A)   States only have an intermediate court of appeal if there is no state Supreme Court.
B)   In states that do not have an intermediate court of appeal, appeals go to the federal court of appeals.
C)   In states that do not have an intermediate court of appeal, there is no right of appeal to any court.
D)   All states in this country have intermediate courts of appeal.
E)   Not all states have intermediate courts of appeal; in those states, appeals go to the state court of last resort.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 10

The plaintiff must provide the defendant in a lawsuit with a copy of the complaint. That process is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Summons issuance
B)   Service of process
C)   Service delivery
D)   Subpoena delivery
E)   In personam serviceF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 11

Once a case is in the proper court system, venue determines which trial court in the system will hear the case.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Cindy ran her car over Hank in her company parking lot breaking his leg. That happened because, without warning, Cindy's car brakes failed. Hank sues Cindy. Cindy decides to do nothing because she sees no way that she can win the lawsuit because she did indeed strike Hank. Is she right? Why or why not? What would you suggest that she do in the civil litigation? Why is it important that Cindy proceed correctly and immediately at this point in the litigation?

Accepted Answer

Cindy is not correct in her thinking. Sh...

Question 13

Only one party may appeal from a final judgment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Cindy who was riding her new bicycle accidentally ran over jogger Bruce's foot. He sues. Cindy is suspicious that he is not hurt as badly as he claims. What would Cindy want to know for trial, and how could she and her lawyer find out? Fully discuss your answer and methods by which Cindy could obtain information.

Accepted Answer

Cindy would want to know Bruce's conditi...

Question 15

Which of the following is needed for diversity-of-citizenship?

Accepted Answer

A)   Only that the plaintiff not reside in the same state as the defendant.
B)   Only that the plaintiff reside in the same state as the defendant.
C)   Only that the controversy concern an amount in excess of $75,000.
D)   Only that the controversy concern an amount in excess of $100,000.
E)   That the plaintiff and the defendant reside in different states and that the controversy concerns an amount in excess of $75,000.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 16

Which of the following is a court's power to hear certain kinds of cases?

Accepted Answer

A)   Subject-matter jurisdiction
B)   In kind jurisdiction
C)   In personam jurisdiction
D)   In loco jurisdiction
E)   In area jurisdictionF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

At a[n] ______, attorneys examine a witness under oath with a court reporter present.

Accepted Answer

A)   Deposition
B)   Interrogatory
C)   Inquiry
D)   Pre-trial conference
E)   Pre-trial mediationF) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 18

On average, the U.S. Supreme Court hears 300 cases a year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A reply is an answer to a counterclaim.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The defendant responds to a complaint with an answer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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Juries decide questions of law.

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Once a case is in the proper court system, venue determines which trial court in the system will hear the case.

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Only one party may appeal from a final judgment.

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The ______ requirement ensures that courts do not render advisory opinions.

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Peremptory challenges in jury selection may not be racially based.

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Once a case is in the proper court system, venue determines which trial court in the system will hear the case.

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