Test Bank For
Cengage
Advantage Books,
Essentials of the
Legal
Environment, 4th
Ed Roger LeRoy
Miller, Cross
, Chapter 2
The Courts and Alternative
Dispute Resolution
N.B.: TYPE indicates that a question is new, modified, or unchanged, as
follows.
N A question new to this edition of the Test Bank.
+ A question modified from the previous edition of the Test Bank.
= A question included in the previous edition of the Test Bank.
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
1. The function of the courts is to interpret and apply the law.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 30 TYPE: =
BUSPROG: Analytic LO: 2-1 BLOOM’S: Knowledge
DIF: Easy AICPA: BB-Legal
2. The courts can decide whether the other branches of government have acted
within the scope of their constitutional authority.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 31 TYPE: N
BUSPROG: Analytic LO: 2-1 BLOOM’S: Comprehension
DIF: Easy AICPA: BB-Legal
3. A state court can exercise jurisdiction over any person within the
boundaries of the state.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 31 TYPE: =
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BUSPROG: Analytic LO: 2-2 BLOOM’S: Knowledge
DIF: Easy AICPA: BB-Legal
4. A state court can exercise jurisdiction over any property within the
boundaries of the state regardless of the property owner’s location.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 31 TYPE: +
BUSPROG: Analytic LO: 2-2 BLOOM’S: Knowledge
DIF: Easy AICPA: BB-Legal
5. A long arm statute permits a court to exercise jurisdiction over an out-of-
state defendant.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 32 TYPE: =
BUSPROG: Analytic LO: 2-2 BLOOM’S: Knowledge
DIF: Easy AICPA: BB-Legal
6. Minimum contacts with a jurisdiction are never enough to support
jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant.
ANSWER: F PAGE: 32 TYPE: N
BUSPROG: Analytic LO: 2-2 BLOOM’S: Knowledge
DIF: Moderate AICPA: BB-Legal
7. A business firm may have to comply with the laws of any jurisdiction in
which it actively targets customers.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 32 TYPE: N
BUSPROG: Reflective LO: 2-2 BLOOM’S: Comprehension
DIF: Easy AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
8. A lawsuit involving a federal question can originate in a federal court.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 34 TYPE: =
BUSPROG: Analytic LO: 2-2 BLOOM’S: Knowledge
DIF: Easy AICPA: BB-Legal
9. For purposes of diversity of citizenship, a corporation is a citizen only of the
state in which it is incorporated.
ANSWER: F PAGE: 34 TYPE: =
Cengage
Advantage Books,
Essentials of the
Legal
Environment, 4th
Ed Roger LeRoy
Miller, Cross
, Chapter 2
The Courts and Alternative
Dispute Resolution
N.B.: TYPE indicates that a question is new, modified, or unchanged, as
follows.
N A question new to this edition of the Test Bank.
+ A question modified from the previous edition of the Test Bank.
= A question included in the previous edition of the Test Bank.
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
1. The function of the courts is to interpret and apply the law.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 30 TYPE: =
BUSPROG: Analytic LO: 2-1 BLOOM’S: Knowledge
DIF: Easy AICPA: BB-Legal
2. The courts can decide whether the other branches of government have acted
within the scope of their constitutional authority.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 31 TYPE: N
BUSPROG: Analytic LO: 2-1 BLOOM’S: Comprehension
DIF: Easy AICPA: BB-Legal
3. A state court can exercise jurisdiction over any person within the
boundaries of the state.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 31 TYPE: =
21
, CHAPTER 2: COURTS AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION 22
BUSPROG: Analytic LO: 2-2 BLOOM’S: Knowledge
DIF: Easy AICPA: BB-Legal
4. A state court can exercise jurisdiction over any property within the
boundaries of the state regardless of the property owner’s location.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 31 TYPE: +
BUSPROG: Analytic LO: 2-2 BLOOM’S: Knowledge
DIF: Easy AICPA: BB-Legal
5. A long arm statute permits a court to exercise jurisdiction over an out-of-
state defendant.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 32 TYPE: =
BUSPROG: Analytic LO: 2-2 BLOOM’S: Knowledge
DIF: Easy AICPA: BB-Legal
6. Minimum contacts with a jurisdiction are never enough to support
jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant.
ANSWER: F PAGE: 32 TYPE: N
BUSPROG: Analytic LO: 2-2 BLOOM’S: Knowledge
DIF: Moderate AICPA: BB-Legal
7. A business firm may have to comply with the laws of any jurisdiction in
which it actively targets customers.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 32 TYPE: N
BUSPROG: Reflective LO: 2-2 BLOOM’S: Comprehension
DIF: Easy AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
8. A lawsuit involving a federal question can originate in a federal court.
ANSWER: T PAGE: 34 TYPE: =
BUSPROG: Analytic LO: 2-2 BLOOM’S: Knowledge
DIF: Easy AICPA: BB-Legal
9. For purposes of diversity of citizenship, a corporation is a citizen only of the
state in which it is incorporated.
ANSWER: F PAGE: 34 TYPE: =
