Exam 3: Civil Dispute Resolution

Which of the following is NOT a way in which a case can reach the United States Supreme Court?

In many states, judges are elected by the voters for a stated number of years.

The "discovery" stage of a trial includes which one of the following?

Venue has to do with which court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of a lawsuit.

Subject matter jurisdiction refers to the authority of a particular court to adjudicate a controversy of a particular kind.

A decision of the Supreme Court of Washington would always be binding on:

Mark, a resident of Illinois, while driving on the freeway, hits Bill, a resident of Wisconsin, and totally destroys Bill's brand new vehicle.Bill may bring suit in federal district court:

The U.S.Supreme Court has held that a state may not exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant who is temporarily present by personally serving the defendant in the state.

Janet is called for jury duty and is selected for possible service on a jury.However, when the defendant's attorney sees her, he notices that she is wearing a green dress.Both the defendant and the defendant's attorney hate green dresses, so they strike her name from the jury.In this case:

When a judgment is entered into against the defendant, the court will require him to pay the amount due immediately or serve a sentence.

A court needs to have both subject matter jurisdiction and jurisdiction over the parties involved before it can hear a particular case.

Which of the following is NOT considered to be an alternative method of dispute resolution?

Concurrent federal jurisdiction could exist for cases involving:

The purpose of pleadings is to give notice and to establish the issues of fact and law that the parties dispute.

The decision of an arbitrator is called a(n):

Judges who serve on the U.S.Courts of Appeals receive lifetime appointments from the President, subject to confirmation by the Senate.

In the United States, there is never a right to a jury trial in a civil case.

In the World-Wide Volkswagen Corp.v.Woodson case, the Supreme Court found that:

In personam jurisdiction can only be obtained by serving process on the party within the state in which the court is located.

A decision of a state court is binding on all courts inferior to it in its jurisdiction.Thus, the decision of a state supreme court binds all other courts in that state.