Exam 2: The Court Systems

The general conflict-of-law rule for tort cases is that:

It is the responsibility of the plaintiff to determine the proper court in which to file a legal action.

Most federal court of appeals cases are reviewed by the Supreme Court.

A defendant may not remove a case to federal court if:

The most common issue(s) reaching the highest state courts involve(s):

The venue of a case may be changed due to excessive publicity about the matter.

State courts such as municipal courts or probate courts are called courts of:

A person is notified that a lawsuit has been filed against them by a:

Which courts are the courts of original jurisdiction in the federal court system?

An action may be removed from state court to federal court by a defendant based on diversity of citizenship.

Parties to a suit may prefer state or federal court because:

Besides having subject-matter jurisdiction over a case, the court must also have:

If the U.S. Supreme Court accepts a case on appeal it:

Small claims courts in all states may not hear cases involving amounts in dispute over $1,000.

Since France is a civil-law country, its legal system is based on:

The party who hears a law suit is the:

Which of the following is true about the federal appeals courts?

The highest court in France, the cour de cessation, in general has much more power than does the U.S. Supreme Court.

Every state court system has trial courts where disputes are initially brought and tried. These are the courts of:

Four justices must agree to hear an appeal to the Supreme Court for it to be placed on the Court docket.