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Business Law 320 –Exam -Questions + A+ Answers
Questions and Mark scheme
Version: Final 1.1
, complaint - ✔✔a formal notice that a lawsuit is being brought
answer - ✔✔Procedurally, a defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint.
administrative claim for damages - ✔✔
long arm statue - ✔✔a court can exercise personal jurisdiction over certain out-of-state defendants based on activities
that took place within the state
minimum contacts - ✔✔the defendant must have sufficient connection to the state for the judge to conclude that it is
fair for the state to exercise power over the defendant
jurisdiction - ✔✔The authority of a court to hear a case
subject matter jurisdiction - ✔✔the power of a court to hear a particular type of case
diversity of citizenship - ✔✔Under Article III, Section 2, of the Constitution, a basis for federal court jurisdiction over a
lawsuit between (1) citizens of different states, (2) a foreign country and citizens of a state or of different states, or (3)
citizens of a state and citizens or subjects of a foreign country. The amount in controversy must be more than $75,000
before a federal court can take jurisdiction in such cases.
federal question - ✔✔A question that pertains to the U.S. Constitution, acts of Congress, or treaties. A federal question
provides a basis for federal jurisdiction.
service of process - ✔✔a summons being served on a defendant to obtain personal jurisdiction over him or her
voire dire - ✔✔The process in which the attorneys question prospective jurors to learn about their backgrounds,
attitudes, biases, and other characteristics that may affect their ability to serve as impartial jurors.
standing to sue - ✔✔the requirement that plaintiffs have a serious interest in a case, which depends on whether they
have sustained or are likely to sustain a direct and substantial injury from a party or an action of government
finder of facts - ✔✔jury
Business Law 320 –Exam -Questions + A+ Answers
Questions and Mark scheme
Version: Final 1.1
, complaint - ✔✔a formal notice that a lawsuit is being brought
answer - ✔✔Procedurally, a defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint.
administrative claim for damages - ✔✔
long arm statue - ✔✔a court can exercise personal jurisdiction over certain out-of-state defendants based on activities
that took place within the state
minimum contacts - ✔✔the defendant must have sufficient connection to the state for the judge to conclude that it is
fair for the state to exercise power over the defendant
jurisdiction - ✔✔The authority of a court to hear a case
subject matter jurisdiction - ✔✔the power of a court to hear a particular type of case
diversity of citizenship - ✔✔Under Article III, Section 2, of the Constitution, a basis for federal court jurisdiction over a
lawsuit between (1) citizens of different states, (2) a foreign country and citizens of a state or of different states, or (3)
citizens of a state and citizens or subjects of a foreign country. The amount in controversy must be more than $75,000
before a federal court can take jurisdiction in such cases.
federal question - ✔✔A question that pertains to the U.S. Constitution, acts of Congress, or treaties. A federal question
provides a basis for federal jurisdiction.
service of process - ✔✔a summons being served on a defendant to obtain personal jurisdiction over him or her
voire dire - ✔✔The process in which the attorneys question prospective jurors to learn about their backgrounds,
attitudes, biases, and other characteristics that may affect their ability to serve as impartial jurors.
standing to sue - ✔✔the requirement that plaintiffs have a serious interest in a case, which depends on whether they
have sustained or are likely to sustain a direct and substantial injury from a party or an action of government
finder of facts - ✔✔jury
