BLAW 2200 CHAPTER 3 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
_____ is a court's power to bind the parties before it - Answers - Jurisdiction
Which courts have the power to hear and decide cases when they first enter the legal
system - Answers - trial courts
Generally, a state court's power to exercise ____ jurisdiction extends to the edge of the
state's border - Answers - in personam
________ jurisdiction is a court's power to hear certain kinds of cases - Answers -
subject-matter
True or False: Once a case is in the proper court system, venue determines which trial
court in the system will hear the case - Answers - True
______ is a court's power to hear cases and render decisions that bind the parties
before them - Answers - jurisdiction
According to Case 3-3 the Atlantic Marine Construction case, the Supreme Court held
that the lower court should seek to _____ before ______ the case - Answers - transfer,
dismissing
_______ jurisdiction is the power to hear and decide cases when they first enter the
legal system - Answers - original
Which of the following is part of the court structure of the United States legal system -
Answers - state court system
________ jurisdiction literally means "jurisdiction over the person." - Answers - in
personam
In the federal court system, the ______ courts are United States district courts -
Answers - trial
True or False: Most industrialized countries have a single court system, with courts that
have the power to hear both local and national cases - Answers - True
In state court systems, most cases begin in a trial court of ______ jurisdiction - Answers
- general
ANSWERS
_____ is a court's power to bind the parties before it - Answers - Jurisdiction
Which courts have the power to hear and decide cases when they first enter the legal
system - Answers - trial courts
Generally, a state court's power to exercise ____ jurisdiction extends to the edge of the
state's border - Answers - in personam
________ jurisdiction is a court's power to hear certain kinds of cases - Answers -
subject-matter
True or False: Once a case is in the proper court system, venue determines which trial
court in the system will hear the case - Answers - True
______ is a court's power to hear cases and render decisions that bind the parties
before them - Answers - jurisdiction
According to Case 3-3 the Atlantic Marine Construction case, the Supreme Court held
that the lower court should seek to _____ before ______ the case - Answers - transfer,
dismissing
_______ jurisdiction is the power to hear and decide cases when they first enter the
legal system - Answers - original
Which of the following is part of the court structure of the United States legal system -
Answers - state court system
________ jurisdiction literally means "jurisdiction over the person." - Answers - in
personam
In the federal court system, the ______ courts are United States district courts -
Answers - trial
True or False: Most industrialized countries have a single court system, with courts that
have the power to hear both local and national cases - Answers - True
In state court systems, most cases begin in a trial court of ______ jurisdiction - Answers
- general
