Exam 4: Legal System

The term "quasi in rem jurisdiction" refers to court's personal jurisdiction based on _____________________________.

The United States Supreme Court is a court of both ______________ and _______________.

The term "Article I courts" refers to ______________.

Under procedural due process, fundamental fairness requires notice and an opportunity to be heard before an impartial tribunal. An example of fundamentally fair notice is ______________________.

The police had been watching the residence of a suspect in a drug investigation. The suspect drove up the street in his vehicle and pulled into the driveway. The suspect then exited the vehicle and locked it. When he was halfway to the front door, the suspect was stopped by the police and arrested. The police searched the suspect's vehicle and found contraband. If the suspect challenged the search of the vehicle, but the state supreme court upheld the search, can the suspect appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court?

The term "injunction" refers to ______________.

Under the U.S. Constitution, the right to privacy is ________________________.

A member of Congress wanted to enact a statute that would prohibit the use of billboards by candidates running for federal office in the promotion of their campaigns. Uncertain of the constitutionality of the proposed legislation, the member of Congress files an action in federal court seeking an advisory opinion. The federal court will dismiss the action because __________________.

A divorce proceeding is an action in ____________, so the parties are not entitled to a(n) _______________.

Generally, state courts are courts of _______________________.

The term "appellate jurisdiction" refers to the authority of a court to _____________________________.

Under the American legal system, remedies are either ________________ or ________________.

If a statute of limitations has "tolled," it means that the statute of limitations ______________.

The three main ways that a court can obtain personal jurisdiction over a defendant in a civil case are __________________, _________________, and ___________________.

The concept of separation of powers ensures that ___________________________.

The term "case of first impression" refers to ______________.

The United State Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has exclusive appellate jurisdiction over appeals involving _______________.

The United State Court of Appeals has original jurisdiction over which of the following subject areas?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three important functions of the United States Constitution?

In American civil law, the two most common categories for classifying the rights and duties that form the basis for most common law claims are _____________ and ________________.