Deck 6: Jurisdiction

Question 1

What are two exceptions to a claim of federal jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship?

A) Domestic relations and motion to reinstate
B) Domestic relations and probate
C) Foreign relations and probate
D) Removal and motion to reinstate

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What is presumed when an individual fails to object to a court's authority over him in a civil suit?

A) The authority of the court over the individual and their assets
B) The authority of the court over the legal issues in the case
C) The authority of the court over the individual's liberty
D) The authority of the court over the individual's criminal guilt or innocence

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A person is presumed to be subject to the authority of a court

A) if an individual's spouse becomes involved in a legal issue within the court's jurisdiction.
B) if an individual is domiciled in the court's geographical jurisdiction.
C) if an individual ever conducted business in a court's jurisdiction.
D) if an individual ever conducted business and lived in a court's jurisdiction.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

For federal jurisdiction to apply in regard to diversity of citizenship

A) all parties involved in the lawsuit must reside in different states.
B) all opposing parties involved in the lawsuit must have different domiciles in different states.
C) the court cannot be convened in any of the party's state of citizenship.
D) the court must be convened in the defendant's state of citizenship.

Question 5

In addition to subject matter jurisdiction,when several claims arise from the same occurrence,the court will usually have which of the following?

A) Ancillary jurisdiction
B) Federal jurisdiction
C) Original jurisdiction
D) Trial jurisdiction

Question 6

What determination must the court make before a case can proceed?

A) Ancillary jurisdiction
B) Original jurisdiction
C) Legal jurisdiction
D) Subject matter jurisdiction

Question 7

Which of the following is the authority of the court to pass judgment over a specific case and each party to the suit?

A) Consensual jurisdiction
B) Forum non conveniens
C) Concurrent jurisdiction
D) Jurisdiction

Question 8

One type of federal jurisdiction that occurs when a primary issue is disputed based on federal law is known as

A) federal concern.
B) federal case.
C) federal subject matter jurisdiction.
D) federal question.

Question 9

To achieve subject matter jurisdiction,many state courts require one of what two circumstances?

A) Conduct giving rise to the dispute occurs in the state or a party is domiciled in the state.
B) Dispute occurs in a state adjacent to that where all parties reside.
C) Federal question
D) Diversity of citizenship among the parties

Question 10

What type of motion is filed with the federal court that seeks to have the court review the case and determine whether federal jurisdiction exists?

A) Motion to appeal
B) Motion to remand
C) Motion to reinstate
D) Motion to review

Question 11

Which provides the authority of a court over the actual dispute between the parties?

A) Federal statute
B) Long-arm statute
C) Subject matter jurisdiction
D) Quasi in rem jurisdiction

Question 12

Courts of original jurisdiction are also known as

A) circuit courts.
B) district courts.
C) judicial courts.
D) trial courts.

Question 13

What two methods can a court employ to obtain personal jurisdiction?

A) Appeal or voluntary waiver
B) Waiver or as the result of specified conduct
C) Appeal or voluntary withdrawal by plaintiff
D) Appeal or as the result of specified conduct

Question 14

When does a pendent claim exist?

A) When a suit is filed with federal and state issues in federal court
B) When a suit with multiple state law issues are filed in federal court
C) When there are separate issues from a common source filed in one suit in federal court
D) When a single state issue is filed in state court and removed to federal court

Question 15

Which is considered a corporation's domicile?

A) Any state in which the corporation generates revenue
B) The state in which the corporation has filed its articles of incorporation
C) The state in which the corporation's registered agent resides
D) The various states in which the corporation has filed its articles of incorporation

Question 16

Which of the following aspects of diversity of citizenship is required for federal jurisdiction?

A) The claim must allege damages of more than the statutory minimum.
B) The claim involves exemplary damages.
C) The claim must allege damages of no more than the maximum statutory amount.
D) The claim involves a probate case with an amount in controversy greater than $100,000.

Question 17

All states have a court within each of their counties.These courts are known as

A) appellate courts.
B) circuit courts.
C) trial courts.
D) U.S.district-county courts.

Question 18

What does in personam jurisdiction mean?

A) Authority of the court to affect a person's rights over specific property
B) Prevents the court from forcing an individual to appear in court
C) Authority of the court to affect all of a person's property interests
D) Allows a citizen to initiate a case against the federal government

Question 19

Which of the following refers to the court's authority to affect people's rights over property and the property itself?

A) Personam and quasi in rem jurisdiction
B) Mens rea jurisdiction
C) Quasi personam jurisdiction
D) Rem and quasi in rem jurisdiction

Question 20

Where does the authority originate for a court to impose jurisdiction over persons beyond their geographical boundaries?

A) Original jurisdiction
B) Personam geographical jurisdiction
C) Long-arm statutes
D) State extradition statutes

Question 21

A plaintiff who feels a case was improperly removed should file a motion to reinstate.

Question 22

A judge assigned to a probate court would ordinarily hear cases involving breach of contract claims.

Question 23

Pendent jurisdiction could occur in a federal court case.

Question 24

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
a.ancillary
b.long-arm
c.exclusive
d.in rem
e.in personam
f.appellate
g.concurrent
h.original
i.federal
j.pendent
k.diversity
l.federal question
m.U.S.is a party
n.removal
o.remand
p.subject matter
q.nerve center
r.domicile
s.forum non conveniens
t.jurisdiction
Authority of federal court to hear a case on the basis of the Constitution and other federal law

Question 25

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
a.ancillary
b.long-arm
c.exclusive
d.in rem
e.in personam
f.appellate
g.concurrent
h.original
i.federal
j.pendent
k.diversity
l.federal question
m.U.S.is a party
n.removal
o.remand
p.subject matter
q.nerve center
r.domicile
s.forum non conveniens
t.jurisdiction
Authority of a court to review and pass on the actions of another subordinate court

Question 26

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
a.ancillary
b.long-arm
c.exclusive
d.in rem
e.in personam
f.appellate
g.concurrent
h.original
i.federal
j.pendent
k.diversity
l.federal question
m.U.S.is a party
n.removal
o.remand
p.subject matter
q.nerve center
r.domicile
s.forum non conveniens
t.jurisdiction
Authority of a court over a specific item of property regardless of who claims the property or an interest in the property

Question 27

A defendant may seek to have a case brought before the federal courts when federal jurisdiction arises in a case that is already underway in state court.

Question 28

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
a.ancillary
b.long-arm
c.exclusive
d.in rem
e.in personam
f.appellate
g.concurrent
h.original
i.federal
j.pendent
k.diversity
l.federal question
m.U.S.is a party
n.removal
o.remand
p.subject matter
q.nerve center
r.domicile
s.forum non conveniens
t.jurisdiction
Authority of a court to hear a case that is superior to the authority of all other courts

Question 29

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
a.ancillary
b.long-arm
c.exclusive
d.in rem
e.in personam
f.appellate
g.concurrent
h.original
i.federal
j.pendent
k.diversity
l.federal question
m.U.S.is a party
n.removal
o.remand
p.subject matter
q.nerve center
r.domicile
s.forum non conveniens
t.jurisdiction
Authority of a court to determine the rights and obligations of the parties in a lawsuit-for example,trial court

Question 30

Diversity of citizenship requires juries to be drawn from different states in federal cases.

Question 31

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
a.ancillary
b.long-arm
c.exclusive
d.in rem
e.in personam
f.appellate
g.concurrent
h.original
i.federal
j.pendent
k.diversity
l.federal question
m.U.S.is a party
n.removal
o.remand
p.subject matter
q.nerve center
r.domicile
s.forum non conveniens
t.jurisdiction
When more than one court has authority to hear a particular case as the result of circumstances surrounding the issues

Question 32

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
a.ancillary
b.long-arm
c.exclusive
d.in rem
e.in personam
f.appellate
g.concurrent
h.original
i.federal
j.pendent
k.diversity
l.federal question
m.U.S.is a party
n.removal
o.remand
p.subject matter
q.nerve center
r.domicile
s.forum non conveniens
t.jurisdiction
Authority of a court to render and enforce rulings over a particular individual and that individual's property

Question 33

A court may have authority over an individual who is not domiciled in the court's jurisdiction.

Question 34

A corporation may not have more than one domicile.

Question 35

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
a.ancillary
b.long-arm
c.exclusive
d.in rem
e.in personam
f.appellate
g.concurrent
h.original
i.federal
j.pendent
k.diversity
l.federal question
m.U.S.is a party
n.removal
o.remand
p.subject matter
q.nerve center
r.domicile
s.forum non conveniens
t.jurisdiction
Authority of a federal court,presented with a federal issue,to also determine interrelated claims based on state law

Question 36

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
a.ancillary
b.long-arm
c.exclusive
d.in rem
e.in personam
f.appellate
g.concurrent
h.original
i.federal
j.pendent
k.diversity
l.federal question
m.U.S.is a party
n.removal
o.remand
p.subject matter
q.nerve center
r.domicile
s.forum non conveniens
t.jurisdiction
Authority of a court over issues in a case where the case is actually subject to the court's authority on other grounds

Question 37

Ordinarily,the law does not treat a corporation as a person.

Question 38

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
a.ancillary
b.long-arm
c.exclusive
d.in rem
e.in personam
f.appellate
g.concurrent
h.original
i.federal
j.pendent
k.diversity
l.federal question
m.U.S.is a party
n.removal
o.remand
p.subject matter
q.nerve center
r.domicile
s.forum non conveniens
t.jurisdiction
Authority of a court to impose in personam jurisdiction over persons beyond the geographical boundaries of the court.This is only allowed in statutorily specified circumstances

Question 39

Depending on an individual's circumstances,he or she may have multiple domiciles.

Question 40

A court will not hear a case where jurisdiction is based on collusion.

Question 41

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
a.ancillary
b.long-arm
c.exclusive
d.in rem
e.in personam
f.appellate
g.concurrent
h.original
i.federal
j.pendent
k.diversity
l.federal question
m.U.S.is a party
n.removal
o.remand
p.subject matter
q.nerve center
r.domicile
s.forum non conveniens
t.jurisdiction
The permanent intended place of residence

Question 42

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
a.ancillary
b.long-arm
c.exclusive
d.in rem
e.in personam
f.appellate
g.concurrent
h.original
i.federal
j.pendent
k.diversity
l.federal question
m.U.S.is a party
n.removal
o.remand
p.subject matter
q.nerve center
r.domicile
s.forum non conveniens
t.jurisdiction
The test to determine domicile of a corporation

Question 43

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
a.ancillary
b.long-arm
c.exclusive
d.in rem
e.in personam
f.appellate
g.concurrent
h.original
i.federal
j.pendent
k.diversity
l.federal question
m.U.S.is a party
n.removal
o.remand
p.subject matter
q.nerve center
r.domicile
s.forum non conveniens
t.jurisdiction
A federal procedure that may be used by a defendant when federal jurisdiction exists over a case in state court

Question 44

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
a.ancillary
b.long-arm
c.exclusive
d.in rem
e.in personam
f.appellate
g.concurrent
h.original
i.federal
j.pendent
k.diversity
l.federal question
m.U.S.is a party
n.removal
o.remand
p.subject matter
q.nerve center
r.domicile
s.forum non conveniens
t.jurisdiction
Sought by the plaintiff to have a case transferred to state court after a removal

Question 45

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
a.ancillary
b.long-arm
c.exclusive
d.in rem
e.in personam
f.appellate
g.concurrent
h.original
i.federal
j.pendent
k.diversity
l.federal question
m.U.S.is a party
n.removal
o.remand
p.subject matter
q.nerve center
r.domicile
s.forum non conveniens
t.jurisdiction
Term used to describe the geographical boundaries of the authority of a court

Question 46

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
a.ancillary
b.long-arm
c.exclusive
d.in rem
e.in personam
f.appellate
g.concurrent
h.original
i.federal
j.pendent
k.diversity
l.federal question
m.U.S.is a party
n.removal
o.remand
p.subject matter
q.nerve center
r.domicile
s.forum non conveniens
t.jurisdiction
Authority of a court to determine issues in a case

Question 47

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
a.ancillary
b.long-arm
c.exclusive
d.in rem
e.in personam
f.appellate
g.concurrent
h.original
i.federal
j.pendent
k.diversity
l.federal question
m.U.S.is a party
n.removal
o.remand
p.subject matter
q.nerve center
r.domicile
s.forum non conveniens
t.jurisdiction
A basis for federal jurisdiction that need not involve a monetary amount in controversy or federal legislation

Question 48

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
a.ancillary
b.long-arm
c.exclusive
d.in rem
e.in personam
f.appellate
g.concurrent
h.original
i.federal
j.pendent
k.diversity
l.federal question
m.U.S.is a party
n.removal
o.remand
p.subject matter
q.nerve center
r.domicile
s.forum non conveniens
t.jurisdiction
Litigation of a dispute of application or meaning of a federal statute or the Constitution

Question 49

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
a.ancillary
b.long-arm
c.exclusive
d.in rem
e.in personam
f.appellate
g.concurrent
h.original
i.federal
j.pendent
k.diversity
l.federal question
m.U.S.is a party
n.removal
o.remand
p.subject matter
q.nerve center
r.domicile
s.forum non conveniens
t.jurisdiction
Filed by the defendant when another court would be significantly more appropriate for litigation of an action

Question 50

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
a.ancillary
b.long-arm
c.exclusive
d.in rem
e.in personam
f.appellate
g.concurrent
h.original
i.federal
j.pendent
k.diversity
l.federal question
m.U.S.is a party
n.removal
o.remand
p.subject matter
q.nerve center
r.domicile
s.forum non conveniens
t.jurisdiction
Requires that no plaintiff and defendant share the same domicile