Law questions
1. The term "Jurisdiction" for legal purposes means the authority or power of a particular court or court system to make a decision in the case before it which decision would be binding on the parties involved and subsequently enforceable.
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Question 2.2. A trial court has appellate jurisdiction.
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Question 3.3. The United States has two court systems, one the federal system, and the other being the state system.
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Question 4.4. Ethics are imposed by some enforcing authority or power, generally one of the levels of governm
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Question 5.5. One theory or system of ethical thought is entitled the "Utilitarianism" Theory which focuses on whether the act itself has universal application regardless of the consequences.
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Question 6.6. Diversity of citizenship is one basis for jurisdiction of a federal court in a particular case.
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Question 7.7. The court in which a case is to be first brought for hearing and determination is known as a court of Appellate Jurisdiction. True
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Question 8.8. The "Commerce Clause" empowers the state governments to regulate the health, welfare, and safety of its citizens.
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Question 9.9. For there to be a state law violation of the "Commerce clause" there must also be a federal law with which the state law conflicts.
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Question 10.10. That the federal government is divided into three parts each with its own area of authority illustrates the concept known as "separation of powers".
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