AAERT CER EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS NEW MODIFIED
VERSIONS
Constitutionality is decided by which court?
A: Appeals
B: Supreme
C: District
D: State --CORRECT ANSWER--B: Supreme
What does the venue (jurisdiction) of the case tell the reporter?
(Example of Venue: United States District Court of Massachusetts.)
A: What legal procedures to abide by.
B: Whether the judge is assigned to a case from start to finish.
C: Where the proceeding is taking place.
D: Whether there will be a jury during trial or not. --CORRECT ANSWER--A:
What legal procedures to abide by.
Which of the following is not an administrative court/forum?
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,A: United States District Court
B: Bankruptcy Court
C: Social Security Court
D: Tax Court --CORRECT ANSWER--A: United States District Court
True or False?
The job of the court is to resolve a dispute between parties. --CORRECT
ANSWER--True
How many types of courts are there?
A: Four
B: Five
C: Two
D: Three --CORRECT ANSWER--D: Three
List these courts in order of judiciary power, starting with the highest:
District
Appeals
Supreme --CORRECT ANSWER--1. Supreme
2. Appeals
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,3. District
Fill in the blank:
U.S.C. stands for _______ which is a consolidation of federal _______. --
CORRECT ANSWER--U.S.C. stands for [United States Code] which is a
consolidation of federal [Law or Statutes].
A law created by Congress is which type of law?
A: Statutory
B: Common
C: Case --CORRECT ANSWER--A: Statutory
Torts are....
A: Case Law
B: Statutory Law
C: Common Law --CORRECT ANSWER--C: Common Law
The 94 Federal District Courts are organized into ______ regional circuits.
A: 11
B: 25
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, C: 50
D: 12 --CORRECT ANSWER--D: 12
If the top tier is number one in this scenario. put the following court systems in
order.
State Supreme Court
Municipal Courts
Circuit or District Courts
Court of Appeals --CORRECT ANSWER--1. State Supreme Court
2. Court of Appeals
3. Circuit or District Courts
4. Municipal Courts
Fill in the blank:
The venue of a case is _________ the case is ________. --CORRECT
ANSWER--The venue of a case is [WHERE] the case is [FILED].
Fill in the blank:
The three types of courts ________ courts, which have been around the longest;
________ courts, which includes the United States Tax Court, and the _______
Court, which is the third branch of the federal government and includes the
Circuit Courts of Appeal. --CORRECT ANSWER--The three types of courts
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WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS NEW MODIFIED
VERSIONS
Constitutionality is decided by which court?
A: Appeals
B: Supreme
C: District
D: State --CORRECT ANSWER--B: Supreme
What does the venue (jurisdiction) of the case tell the reporter?
(Example of Venue: United States District Court of Massachusetts.)
A: What legal procedures to abide by.
B: Whether the judge is assigned to a case from start to finish.
C: Where the proceeding is taking place.
D: Whether there will be a jury during trial or not. --CORRECT ANSWER--A:
What legal procedures to abide by.
Which of the following is not an administrative court/forum?
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,A: United States District Court
B: Bankruptcy Court
C: Social Security Court
D: Tax Court --CORRECT ANSWER--A: United States District Court
True or False?
The job of the court is to resolve a dispute between parties. --CORRECT
ANSWER--True
How many types of courts are there?
A: Four
B: Five
C: Two
D: Three --CORRECT ANSWER--D: Three
List these courts in order of judiciary power, starting with the highest:
District
Appeals
Supreme --CORRECT ANSWER--1. Supreme
2. Appeals
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,3. District
Fill in the blank:
U.S.C. stands for _______ which is a consolidation of federal _______. --
CORRECT ANSWER--U.S.C. stands for [United States Code] which is a
consolidation of federal [Law or Statutes].
A law created by Congress is which type of law?
A: Statutory
B: Common
C: Case --CORRECT ANSWER--A: Statutory
Torts are....
A: Case Law
B: Statutory Law
C: Common Law --CORRECT ANSWER--C: Common Law
The 94 Federal District Courts are organized into ______ regional circuits.
A: 11
B: 25
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, C: 50
D: 12 --CORRECT ANSWER--D: 12
If the top tier is number one in this scenario. put the following court systems in
order.
State Supreme Court
Municipal Courts
Circuit or District Courts
Court of Appeals --CORRECT ANSWER--1. State Supreme Court
2. Court of Appeals
3. Circuit or District Courts
4. Municipal Courts
Fill in the blank:
The venue of a case is _________ the case is ________. --CORRECT
ANSWER--The venue of a case is [WHERE] the case is [FILED].
Fill in the blank:
The three types of courts ________ courts, which have been around the longest;
________ courts, which includes the United States Tax Court, and the _______
Court, which is the third branch of the federal government and includes the
Circuit Courts of Appeal. --CORRECT ANSWER--The three types of courts
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