1. Article I, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution:
a. provides that all power to make laws for the federal government shall be held by Congress
b. provides that all power to make laws for the federal government shall be held by the Supreme Court
c. provides that all power to make laws for the federal government shall be held by the Vice President
d. provides that all power to make laws for state governments shall be held by senators
e. provides that all power to make laws for state governments shall be held by state governors
2. Both state and federal court systems have courts of ________________, where the decisions of a lower court case can be taken for review.
a. original judgment
b. appellate judgment
c. original jurisdiction
d. appellate jurisdiction
e. final jurisdiction
3. Statutes passed by Congress may limit which types of jurisdiction?
a. inclusive jurisdiction
b. de novena jurisdiction
c. global jurisdiction
d. subject matter jurisdiction
e. superior jurisdiction
4. If property that is located in a state becomes the subject matter of a lawsuit, the power of a court in that state to resolve disputes concerning the property is called:
a. in rem jurisdiction
b. territorial jurisdiction
c. in personam jurisdiction
d. removal jurisdiction
e. venue
5. Territorial jurisdiction can become an issue if:
a. the defendant is not a resident of the state in which the plaintiff wishes to bring the lawsuit
b. the plaintiff is not a resident of the state in which the defendant wishes to bring the lawsuit
c. the court is located outside of the United States
d. the defendant was not born in the state in which the plaintiff wishes to bring the lawsuit
6. A defendant may make a counterclaim against the plaintiff:
a. based on the same events the plaintiff bases the complaint on
b. only if it involves different events than those the plaintiff bases the complaint on
c. only if the plaintiff agrees
d. only if the court doubts the plaintiff
7. When a plaintiff files a suit against a defendant, plaintiff:
a. must publish a notice of the suit in the legal advertisement section of the local newspaper
b. must give notice to the defendant by service of process
c. must give notice to the defendant by posting notice of the suit with the clerk of the court
d. has no duty to notify defendant since we have a duty to know what legal actions may be pending against us
8. A directed verdict and a judgment as a matter of law are the same thing;
a. true
b. false
8. Unlike arbitrators, mediators:
a. can impose decisions on both parties
b. cannot impose a decision
c. cannot help resolve a conflict
d. cannot create law
e. cannot bend the rules of arbitration
9. An amendment to the Constitution may be approved to become effective by:
a. passing a majority vote in Congress and then passing 2/3 of state legislatures
b. passing 3/4 of the state legislatures after passing by a 2/3 vote in the Senate and House
c. passing 2/3 of the state legislatures after passing a majority vote in the Senate and House
d. passing 2/3 vote in the Senate and then signed by the President
10. The Fifth Amendment includes:
a. the just compensation clause
b. the fair compensation clause
c. the final compensation clause
d. the extra compensation clause
e. the special compensation clause