UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
Them94mFederalmDistrictmCourtsmaremorganizedmintom______mregionalmcircuits.
A:m11
B:m25
C:m50
D:m12m-mCORRECTmANSWERmD:m12
Ifmthemtopmtiermismnumbermoneminmthismscenario.mputmthemfollowingmcourtmsystemsminmorder.
StatemSuprememCourt
MunicipalmCourts
CircuitmormDistrictmCourts
CourtmofmAppealsm-mCORRECTmANSWERm1.mStatemSuprememCourt
2.mCourtmofmAppeals
3.mCircuitmormDistrictmCourts
4.mMunicipalmCourts
Fillminmthemblank:
Themvenuemofmamcasemism_________mthemcasemism________.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemvenuemofmamcasemism[WHERE]mthemcasemism[FILED].
,Fillminmthemblank:
Themthreemtypesmofmcourtsm________mcourts,mwhichmhavembeenmaroundmthemlongest;m________m
courts,mwhichmincludesmthemUnitedmStatesmTaxmCourt,mandmthem_______mCourt,mwhichmismthemthir
dmbranchmofmthemfederalmgovernmentmandmincludesmthemCircuitmCourtsmofmAppeal.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemthreemtypesmofmcourtsm[STATE]mcourts,mwhichmhavembeenmaroundmthemlo
ngest;m[FEDERAL]mcourts,mwhichmincludesmthemUnitedmStatesmTaxmCourt,mandmthem[USmSUPREME]m
Court,mwhichmismthemthirdmbranchmofmthemfederalmgovernmentmandmincludesmthemCircuitmCourtsmof
mAppeal.
TruemormFalse?
Statemcourtsmaremindependentmofmfederalmcourts.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue
Whichmpartmofmthemnoticemshowsmthemvenue?
[CheckmCERmCourtm-mCourtsmQuiz,mQuestionm6]m-mCORRECTmANSWERmB
Whichmtermmappliesmtomthemfollowingmdefinition?
Typesmofmcasesmormissuesmamcourtmismauthorizedmtomhear.m
Formexample,mbankruptcymcourtmcanmonlymhearmbankruptcymcases.
A:mJurisdictionm-msubjectmmatter
B:mJurisdictionm-mgeographic
C:mJurisdictionm-mlimited
D:mJurisdictionm-mgeneralm-mCORRECTmANSWERmA:mJurisdictionm-msubjectmmatter
AAERTmstandardsmarembasedmon....
A:mfederalmrules.
B:mlivemfreemandmbemfree.
, C:mindependentmthoughts.
D:mstatemrules.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmA:mfederalmrules.
TruemormFalse?
WhenmthemU.S.mSuprememCourtmrulesmonmammatter,mallmothermcourtsmnowmhavemtomfollowmthat.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue
Constitutionalitymismdecidedmbymwhichmcourt?
A:mAppeals
B:mSupreme
C:mDistrict
D:mStatem-mCORRECTmANSWERmB:mSupreme
Whatmdoesmthemvenuem(jurisdiction)mofmthemcasemtellmthemreporter?m
(ExamplemofmVenue:mUnitedmStatesmDistrictmCourtmofmMassachusetts.)
A:mWhatmlegalmproceduresmtomabidemby.
B:mWhethermthemjudgemismassignedmtomamcasemfrommstartmtomfinish.
C:mWheremthemproceedingmismtakingmplace.
D:mWhethermtheremwillmbemamjurymduringmtrialmormnot.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA:mWhatmlegalmproceduresmtomabidemby.
Whichmofmthemfollowingmismnotmanmadministrativemcourt/forum?
A:mUnitedmStatesmDistrictmCourt
B:mBankruptcymCourt