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BLW 203 CHAPTER 1 6TH ED T/F SELF TEST



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Federal courts are superior to state courts.
 

 2. 

The courts act as a check on the other branches of government.
 

 3. 

Generally, a state court can exercise jurisdiction over anyone within the boundaries of the state.
 

 4. 

Generally, a state court can exercise jurisdiction over a nonresident by showing that he or she had minimum contacts with the state.
 

 5. 

Any lawsuit involving a federal question can originate in a federal court.
 

 6. 

Cyberspace is its own jurisdiction.
 

 7. 

Doing substantial business in a jurisdiction exclusively over the Internet is never enough to support jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant.
 

 8. 

A justiciable controversy is a case in which the court's decision-the "justice" that will be served-will be controversial.
 

 9. 

The decisions of state trial courts of limited jurisdiction may sometimes be appealed to state trial courts of general jurisdiction.
 

 10. 

The federal equivalent of a state trial court is a U.S. court of appeals.
 

 11. 

The United States Supreme Court has appellate authority over all cases decided in the state courts.
 

 12. 

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure govern a civil trial held in a federal court.
 

 13. 

An answer can admit to the allegations made in a complaint.
 

 14. 

Only a plaintiff may file a motion for judgment on the pleadings.
 

 15. 

Only a defendant may file a motion for summary judgment.
 

 16. 

A summary judgment will be granted when there are genuine issues of fact in a trial and no question of law.
 

 17. 

Voir dire is a process for presenting evidence in a case.
 

 18. 

A jury is free to ignore a judge's statement of the facts in their case.
 

 19. 

An appellate court may elect to hear new evidence in a suit.
 

 20. 

A case is remanded when it is sent back for further proceedings to the court that originally heard the case.
 



 
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