OHIO TITLE LICENSING ACTUAL PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Civil Litigation.
Answer: A lawsuit in which one individual sues another for
compensation.
⩥ Criminal Litigation.
Answer: A lawsuit in which the government sues an individual to punish
the wrongdoer and protect society.
or criminal prosecution
⩥ Damages.
Answer: An amount of money a defendant is ordered to pay to the
plaintiff
⩥ Due Process.
Answer: A fair hearing before an impartial judge. Under the U.S.
Constitution, no one may be deprived of life, liberty, or property without
due process of law.
⩥ Precedent.
,Answer: A previously decided case concerning the same facts as a later
case; a published judicial options that serves as authority for determining
a similar issue in a later case.
first impression
⩥ Pretrial Discovery.
Answer: Using depositions and interrogatories to learn more about the
disputed facts in a case from the opposing parties and reluctant
witnesses.
Show evidence and witnesses to other people
⩥ Settlement.
Answer: An agreement between the parties to a civil lawsuit, in which
the plaintiff agrees to drop the suit in exchange for a sum of money or
the defendant's promise to do or refrain from doing something.
⩥ Stare Decisis.
Answer: The legal doctrine that requires a judge to follow precedent to
make the law consistent and predictable.
⩥ Tortrtnership.
Answer: A breach of the standards of reasonable conduct imposed by
law (as opposed to a duty voluntarily taken on in a contract) that causes
harm to another person, giving the injured person the right to sue the one
who breach the duty.
,ex. Running a red light. law is already set.
intentional tort and negligent tort
⩥ The primary purpose of most civil lawsuits is to:
a. compensate a person who has been harmed
b. deter crime
c. protect society
d. punish wrongdoers.
Answer: a. compensate a person who has been harmed
⩥ A person who commits Tort
a. has violated the standards of reasonable conduct
b. must serve jail time
c. will he held liable for breach of contract
d. will be prosecuted by the government.
Answer: a. has violated the standards of reasonable conduct
⩥ An unconstitutional Law
a. can be enforced only retroactively
b. exceeds the powers granted to the government
c. may be used to modify Supreme Court decisions
d. violates the statue of limitations.
, Answer: b. exceeds the powers granted to the government
⩥ Which would be most likely to issue an ordinance?
a. The Ashtabula County Court
b. the Dayton City Council
c. Ohio Real Estate Commission
d. Ohio State Senate.
Answer: b. the Dayton City Council
Ordinance- local law
⩥ The main purpose of the doctrine of stare decisis is to
a. clarify confusing statues
b. limit access to the courts
c. make court decisions more consistent and predictable
d. prevent courts from exceeding their subject matter jurisdiction..
Answer: c. make court decisions more consistent and predictable
⩥ What can limit a courts jurisdiction?
a. amount of money at issue in a case
b. geographical boundries
c. subject matter of the case
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Civil Litigation.
Answer: A lawsuit in which one individual sues another for
compensation.
⩥ Criminal Litigation.
Answer: A lawsuit in which the government sues an individual to punish
the wrongdoer and protect society.
or criminal prosecution
⩥ Damages.
Answer: An amount of money a defendant is ordered to pay to the
plaintiff
⩥ Due Process.
Answer: A fair hearing before an impartial judge. Under the U.S.
Constitution, no one may be deprived of life, liberty, or property without
due process of law.
⩥ Precedent.
,Answer: A previously decided case concerning the same facts as a later
case; a published judicial options that serves as authority for determining
a similar issue in a later case.
first impression
⩥ Pretrial Discovery.
Answer: Using depositions and interrogatories to learn more about the
disputed facts in a case from the opposing parties and reluctant
witnesses.
Show evidence and witnesses to other people
⩥ Settlement.
Answer: An agreement between the parties to a civil lawsuit, in which
the plaintiff agrees to drop the suit in exchange for a sum of money or
the defendant's promise to do or refrain from doing something.
⩥ Stare Decisis.
Answer: The legal doctrine that requires a judge to follow precedent to
make the law consistent and predictable.
⩥ Tortrtnership.
Answer: A breach of the standards of reasonable conduct imposed by
law (as opposed to a duty voluntarily taken on in a contract) that causes
harm to another person, giving the injured person the right to sue the one
who breach the duty.
,ex. Running a red light. law is already set.
intentional tort and negligent tort
⩥ The primary purpose of most civil lawsuits is to:
a. compensate a person who has been harmed
b. deter crime
c. protect society
d. punish wrongdoers.
Answer: a. compensate a person who has been harmed
⩥ A person who commits Tort
a. has violated the standards of reasonable conduct
b. must serve jail time
c. will he held liable for breach of contract
d. will be prosecuted by the government.
Answer: a. has violated the standards of reasonable conduct
⩥ An unconstitutional Law
a. can be enforced only retroactively
b. exceeds the powers granted to the government
c. may be used to modify Supreme Court decisions
d. violates the statue of limitations.
, Answer: b. exceeds the powers granted to the government
⩥ Which would be most likely to issue an ordinance?
a. The Ashtabula County Court
b. the Dayton City Council
c. Ohio Real Estate Commission
d. Ohio State Senate.
Answer: b. the Dayton City Council
Ordinance- local law
⩥ The main purpose of the doctrine of stare decisis is to
a. clarify confusing statues
b. limit access to the courts
c. make court decisions more consistent and predictable
d. prevent courts from exceeding their subject matter jurisdiction..
Answer: c. make court decisions more consistent and predictable
⩥ What can limit a courts jurisdiction?
a. amount of money at issue in a case
b. geographical boundries
c. subject matter of the case
