Exam 2: The Court System and Dispute Resolution

A summary jury trial is:

If questions of fact are involved, a judge will usually decide the case based on the pleadings alone.

State supreme courts generally hear all cases appealed to them.

When a defendant files a(n) _________ he is attacking the plaintiff's pleading as not stating a cause of action or defense.

The _____ rule(s) on the admissibility of evidence.

A motion for a directed verdict is appropriate:

Which is not considered an alternate means of dispute resolution?

When testifying at trial, the witness for the plaintiff will undergo _______ by the plaintiff's attorney, and a(n) _______ by defense counsel.

When arbitration is mandatory under a statute, the losing party generally can appeal from such arbitration to a court.

A motion for a directed verdict occurs immediately after the last pleading is filed.

The mediator in a mediation has the power to force the parties to come to a settlement.

The types of civil cases that a private citizen can file in federal district courts include:

The United States Supreme Court was created by:

Judicial Triage is all of the following except:

The decision of an association tribunal is binding on both the association member and the consumer.

An en banc decision within a U.S. Court of Appeal only requires a panel of three judges.

The federal court system consists of three levels.

In mediation, the mediator acts as a(n):

In a minitrial:

The defendant in a civil case is the party who is suing.