Reference no: EM133263089

1. In which of the following scenarios would a federal court have jurisdiction? Choose 2 answers.

A. The plaintiff is an Alabama resident, the defendant is a California resident, and the amount in controversy is $50,000.

B. The plaintiff is an Alabama resident, the defendant is a California resident, and the amount in controversy is $100,000.

C. A custodial parent in Idaho wants to sue for additional child support from the non-custodial parent who lives in Arizona.

D. A plaintiff wants to sue because he or she believes a Mississippi law violates the right to freedom of association under the U.S. Constitution.

2. To have the authority to hear a case, a court must have jurisdiction over the area of law involved in the case. What type of jurisdiction is this?

A. exclusive jurisdiction

B. in personam jurisdiction

C. concurrent jurisdiction

D. subject matter jurisdiction

3. A court must have what type of jurisdiction over the parties to a case?

A. subject matter jurisdiction

B. personal jurisdiction

C. original jurisdiction

D. in rem jurisdiction

4. In which of the following areas of law do federal courts have subject matter jurisdiction? Choose 3 answers.

patents

constitutionality under the U.S. Constitution

bankruptcy

federal antitrust

5. In which of the following cases would a federal court have subject matter jurisdiction? Choose 3 answers.

violation of a federal criminal statute

violation of a state criminal statute on federal property

violation of federal antitrust laws

violation of a child support enforcement order

6. What is the type of jurisdiction a court has when it is granted the sole authority to hear cases in a particular area of law?

A. appellate jurisdiction

B. concurrent jurisdiction

C. exclusive jurisdiction

D. original jurisdiction

7. In which of the following cases would the courts have concurrent jurisdiction? Choose 3 answers.

A. In a jealous rage, Imani scratched Johnny's car down the side, resulting in damage of less than $5,000. Johnny may choose to sue Imani either in the local small claims court or in the state level circuit court.

B. Maxwell contracted online for the purchase of a $10,000 silver hammer from California to be delivered to his home in Arkansas but did not receive it.

C. Chun bites into her sandwich at Bob's Burgers in Idaho and breaks a tooth on a foreign object in the sandwich, incurring over $100,000 in medical care, pain, and suffering. Bob's Burgers is a franchise of the Better Burgers Company in Illinois.

D. Jonathan has a registered trademark in his state of Kentucky and also registered it with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He wants to sue Matthew, a Missouri infringer, for the illegal use of his trademark.

8. State courts have exclusive jurisdiction over which of the following areas of law? Choose 3 answers.

A. all real property located in the state

B. domestic violence

C. marriage and divorce

D. probate and wills

9. Ohio has personal jurisdiction over a party when the party: (Choose 3 answers.)

A. is a citizen of and resides in Ohio.

B. sold their residence in Ohio within the last 12 months and moved to Kansas.

C. is a resident of Wyoming but is served with the lawsuit in Ohio.

D. meets the conditions of an Ohio long arm statute.

10. What is the type of jurisdiction called when a state determines that it has jurisdiction over a party in another state?

A. diversity jurisdiction

B. in personam jurisdiction

C. long arm jurisdiction

D. concurrent jurisdiction

11. In which of the following scenarios would a state be able to exercise long arm jurisdiction? Choose 2 answers.

A. An Arizona customer buys a lemon automobile and files a lawsuit in Arizona against the manufacturing company, which is headquartered in Alabama.

B. David divorced Darla in Delaware while she was still pregnant. He moved to Washington, never to return to Delaware. He has neither seen his child nor paid child support, and now Darla wants to sue in Delaware for the child support.

C. Colin and Bart were college roommates in New York when Colin told Bart he would sell him his motorcycle. Colin moved to California, and Bart moved to Boston. Bart wants to sue Colin in a Massachusetts court to enforce the promise.

D. While driving through the Badlands of South Dakota, Darius, a Rhode Islander, rear-ended Susan, a South Dakota resident. Susan is suing Darius in a South Dakota court for her damages.

12. What is true of state appellate courts?

A. Each state's appellate courts are called "District Courts of Appeal" for that state.

B. A case may go from a state supreme court to the U.S. Supreme Court for review.

C. Every state has two levels of appeals courts, including the state supreme court.

D. In most cases, there is not an automatic right for an appeal to be heard in a state appeals court.

13. What type of rules may be applied in a state court if the case involves events that took place in more than one state or parties that live in different states?

A. conflicting states rules

B. conflict-of-law rules

C. diversity rules

D. foreign citizenship rules