Purdue LS185 Unit 6 Quiz Latest 2019 April

LS185 Introduction to American Jurisprudence

Unit 6 Quiz

Question 1 What is presumed when an individual fails to object to a court’s authority over him in a civil suit?

Question options:

 The authority of the court over the individual and their assets

 The authority of the court over the legal issues in the case

 The authority of the court over the individual’s liberty

 The authority of the court over the individual’s criminal guilt or innocence

Question 2 Where does the authority originate for a court to impose jurisdiction over persons beyond their geographical boundaries?

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 Original jurisdiction

 Personam geographical jurisdiction

 Long-arm statutes

 State extradition statutes

Question 3 What does in personam jurisdiction mean?

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 Authority of the court to affect a person’s rights over specific property

 Prevents the court from forcing an individual to appear in court

 Authority of the court to affect all of a person’s property interests

 Allows a citizen to initiate a case against the federal government

Question 4 Which of the following provides the authority of a court over the actual dispute between the parties?

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 Federal statute

 Long-arm statute

 Subject matter jurisdiction

 Quasi in rem jurisdiction

Question 5 Which of the following is considered a corporation’s domicile?

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 Any state in which the corporation generates revenue

 The state in which the corporation has filed its articles of incorporation

 The state in which the corporation’s registered agent resides

 The various states in which the corporation has filed its articles of incorporation

Question 6 All states have a court within each of their counties. These courts are known as

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 appellate courts.

 circuit courts.

 trial courts.

 U.S. district-county courts.

Question 7 Which of the following refers to the court’s authority to affect people’s rights over property and the property itself?

Question options:

 Personam and quasi in rem jurisdiction

 Mens rea jurisdiction

 Quasi personam jurisdiction

 Rem and quasi in rem jurisdiction

Question 8 When does a pendent claim exist?

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When a suit is filed with federal and state issues in federal court

When a suit with multiple state law issues are filed in federal court

When there are separate issues from a common source filed in one suit in federal court

When a single state issue is filed in state court and removed to federal court

Question 9 Which of the following is the authority of the court to pass judgment over a specific case and each party to the suit?

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 Consensual jurisdiction

 Forum non conveniens

 Concurrent jurisdiction

 Jurisdiction

Question 10 A person is presumed to be subject to the authority of a court

Question options:

 if an individual’s spouse becomes involved in a legal issue within the court’s jurisdiction.

 if an individual is domiciled in the court’s geographical jurisdiction.

 if an individual ever conducted business in a court’s jurisdiction.

 if an individual ever conducted business and lived in a court’s jurisdiction.