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In rem jurisdiction references jurisdiction over a person. - Answer: False
The first _____ amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights. - Answer:
Ten
. According to the ______ Amendment to the Constitution, all powers that the Constitution
neither gives exclusively to the federal government nor takes from the states are reserved for
the states. - Answer: Tenth
A person who has the legal right to bring an action in court has standing. - Answer: True
Which of the following do appellate courts primarily handle? - Answer: Questions of law
Restrictions on states' authority to pass laws that substantially affect interstate commerce are
referenced by which of the following? - Answer: The dormant commerce clause
. Which amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment? - Answer: Eighth
. Over which of the following does the federal court system have exclusive jurisdiction? -
Answer: Admiralty, bankruptcy, and federal copyright cases
Which of the following requires that courts in all states uphold contracts and public acts of
every state thereby protecting wills, divorce decrees, and judgments in civil courts? - Answer:
The full faith and credit clause