AAERT CER EXAM Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Fill in the blank: The venue of a case is _________ the case is _______.
Answer: The venue of a case is [WHERE] the case is [FILED].
Question 2: Fill in the blank: The three types of courts ________ courts, which have been around the
longest; ________ courts, which includes the United States Tax Court, and the _______ Court, which is
the third branch of the federal government and includes the Circuit Courts of Appeal.
Answer: The three types of courts [STATE] courts, which have been around the longest; [FEDERAL]
courts, which includes the United States Tax Court, and the [US SUPREME] Court, which is the third
branch of the federal government and includes the Circuit Courts of Appeal.
Question 3: True or False? State courts are independent of federal courts.
Answer: True
Question 4: Which part of the notice shows the venue? [Check CER Court - Courts Quiz, Question 6].
Answer: B
Question 5: Which term applies to the following definition? Types of cases or issues a court is
authorized to hear. For example, bankruptcy court can only hear bankruptcy cases.
A. Jurisdiction - subject matter
B. Jurisdiction - geographic
C. Jurisdiction - limited
D. Jurisdiction - general.
Answer: A: Jurisdiction - subject matter
Question 6: AAERT standards are based on.
A. federal rules.
B. live free and be free.
C. independent thoughts.
D. state rules..
Answer: A: federal rules.
Question 7: True or False? When the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a matter, all other courts now have
to follow that.
Answer: True
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,Question 8: Constitutionality is decided by which court?
A. Appeals
B. Supreme
C. District
D. State.
Answer: B: Supreme
Question 9: What does the venue (jurisdiction) of the case tell the reporter? (Example of Venue: United
States District Court of Massachusetts.)
A. What legal procedures to abide by.
B. Whether the judge is assigned to a case from start to finish.
C. Where the proceeding is taking place.
D. Whether there will be a jury during trial or not..
Answer: A: What legal procedures to abide by.
Question 10: Which of the following is not an administrative court/forum?
A. United States District Court
B. Bankruptcy Court
C. Social Security Court
D. Tax Court.
Answer: A: United States District Court
Question 11: True or False? The job of the court is to resolve a dispute between parties.
Answer: True
Question 12: How many types of courts are there?
A. Four
B. Five
C. Two
D. Three.
Answer: D: Three
Question 13: List these courts in order of judiciary power, starting with the highest: District Appeals
Supreme.
Answer:
1. Supreme
2. Appeals
3. District
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, Question 14: Fill in the blank: U.S.C. stands for _______ which is a consolidation of federal _______.
Answer: U.S.C. stands for [United States Code] which is a consolidation of federal [Law or Statutes].
Question 15: A law created by Congress is which type of law?
A. Statutory
B. Common
C. Case.
Answer: A: Statutory
Question 16: Torts are.
A. Case Law
B. Statutory Law
C. Common Law.
Answer: C: Common Law
Question 17: Which of the following is not one of the ways court opinions are cited? Sample citation:
Smith v. Thomas, 146 U.S. 782 (2011)
A. Year case was filed
B. Case name
C. Page number
D. Year of decision
E. Volume number
F. Court's name.
Answer: A: Year case was filed
Question 18: Fill in the blank: Common law is considered a ______.
A. obvious law
B. statutory law
C. judge-made law.
Answer: C: judge-made law
Question 19: Fill in the blanks: After deliberation, the jury gave the judge their final ______. At the
conclusion of the non-jury trial, the judge made their final _______. After the defense attorney
objected, the judge _______ to sustain the question.
Answer: After deliberation, the jury gave the judge their final [VERDICT]. At the conclusion of the
non-jury trial, the judge made their final [JUDGMENT]. After the defense attorney objected, the judge
[RULES] to sustain the question.
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Question 1: Fill in the blank: The venue of a case is _________ the case is _______.
Answer: The venue of a case is [WHERE] the case is [FILED].
Question 2: Fill in the blank: The three types of courts ________ courts, which have been around the
longest; ________ courts, which includes the United States Tax Court, and the _______ Court, which is
the third branch of the federal government and includes the Circuit Courts of Appeal.
Answer: The three types of courts [STATE] courts, which have been around the longest; [FEDERAL]
courts, which includes the United States Tax Court, and the [US SUPREME] Court, which is the third
branch of the federal government and includes the Circuit Courts of Appeal.
Question 3: True or False? State courts are independent of federal courts.
Answer: True
Question 4: Which part of the notice shows the venue? [Check CER Court - Courts Quiz, Question 6].
Answer: B
Question 5: Which term applies to the following definition? Types of cases or issues a court is
authorized to hear. For example, bankruptcy court can only hear bankruptcy cases.
A. Jurisdiction - subject matter
B. Jurisdiction - geographic
C. Jurisdiction - limited
D. Jurisdiction - general.
Answer: A: Jurisdiction - subject matter
Question 6: AAERT standards are based on.
A. federal rules.
B. live free and be free.
C. independent thoughts.
D. state rules..
Answer: A: federal rules.
Question 7: True or False? When the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a matter, all other courts now have
to follow that.
Answer: True
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,Question 8: Constitutionality is decided by which court?
A. Appeals
B. Supreme
C. District
D. State.
Answer: B: Supreme
Question 9: What does the venue (jurisdiction) of the case tell the reporter? (Example of Venue: United
States District Court of Massachusetts.)
A. What legal procedures to abide by.
B. Whether the judge is assigned to a case from start to finish.
C. Where the proceeding is taking place.
D. Whether there will be a jury during trial or not..
Answer: A: What legal procedures to abide by.
Question 10: Which of the following is not an administrative court/forum?
A. United States District Court
B. Bankruptcy Court
C. Social Security Court
D. Tax Court.
Answer: A: United States District Court
Question 11: True or False? The job of the court is to resolve a dispute between parties.
Answer: True
Question 12: How many types of courts are there?
A. Four
B. Five
C. Two
D. Three.
Answer: D: Three
Question 13: List these courts in order of judiciary power, starting with the highest: District Appeals
Supreme.
Answer:
1. Supreme
2. Appeals
3. District
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, Question 14: Fill in the blank: U.S.C. stands for _______ which is a consolidation of federal _______.
Answer: U.S.C. stands for [United States Code] which is a consolidation of federal [Law or Statutes].
Question 15: A law created by Congress is which type of law?
A. Statutory
B. Common
C. Case.
Answer: A: Statutory
Question 16: Torts are.
A. Case Law
B. Statutory Law
C. Common Law.
Answer: C: Common Law
Question 17: Which of the following is not one of the ways court opinions are cited? Sample citation:
Smith v. Thomas, 146 U.S. 782 (2011)
A. Year case was filed
B. Case name
C. Page number
D. Year of decision
E. Volume number
F. Court's name.
Answer: A: Year case was filed
Question 18: Fill in the blank: Common law is considered a ______.
A. obvious law
B. statutory law
C. judge-made law.
Answer: C: judge-made law
Question 19: Fill in the blanks: After deliberation, the jury gave the judge their final ______. At the
conclusion of the non-jury trial, the judge made their final _______. After the defense attorney
objected, the judge _______ to sustain the question.
Answer: After deliberation, the jury gave the judge their final [VERDICT]. At the conclusion of the
non-jury trial, the judge made their final [JUDGMENT]. After the defense attorney objected, the judge
[RULES] to sustain the question.
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