Exam 2: The Courts and Jurisdiction

The authority that a court has to hear a particular type of case is known as ________ jurisdiction.

In rem jurisdiction is based on the fact that ________ located within a state is the subject of the lawsuit.

A court where a case begins and is tried is a court of ________ jurisdiction.

In a federal case, trials generally occur in the ________.

Trial courts in the federal system are known as ________ courts.

In order to invoke quasi in rem jurisdiction, the defendant's property must be brought before the court in a(n) ________ proceeding.

To request a hearing in the Supreme Court, a party generally files a ________.

A court of appellate jurisdiction is a court where the case begins and is tried.

Jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship requires that if money damages are requested, the amount in dispute must exceed ________.

Rules of multijurisdictional litigation allow cases to be tried in any federal district court in which any party has filed a lawsuit.

Pleadings are filed in a trial court.

When an appellate court reverses the lower court's decision and then sends it back to the trial court, it ________ the case.

A three-judge panel is usually found in ________.

A state always has jurisdiction over a defendant in a lawsuit if ________.

Litigation usually begins in a trial court.

Stevens, a citizen of the state of Oklahoma, was involved in an automobile accident with Jackson, a citizen of the state of Alabama. Stevens is injured and wishes to sue. -If the accident happened in Oklahoma, the state courts of Oklahoma could not exercise personal jurisdiction over Jackson because he is not a citizen of that state.

Factual disputes are generally resolved in a(n) ________ court.

The power that a court has to hear a particular case is known as ________ jurisdiction.

The U.S. Supreme Court has original jurisdiction for some matters.

Stevens, a citizen of the state of Oklahoma, was involved in an automobile accident with Jackson, a citizen of the state of Alabama. Stevens is injured and wishes to sue. -If the accident happened in Alabama, the state courts of Oklahoma would have jurisdiction to hear the case.