UTA POLS 2312 EXAM 4 questions with
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answers
Disputes concerning business contracts, divorce, family
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matters, and personal injury involve - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔civil law
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A case involving a business contract falls under which
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branch of law? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔civil law
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The term misdemeanor refers to a - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔crime less serious than a felony. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Laws made by legislative bodies are called - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔statutes. |\
A collection of laws relating to the same topic and
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presented in a comprehensive and systemic arrangement |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is called a(n) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔code.
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A court that hears and decides cases tried for the first
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time has - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔original jurisdiction.
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A party to a civil case who was dissatisfied with the
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outcome in the trial court could next proceed to a court
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with - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔appellate jurisdiction.
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, A court that has specific authority to decide a particular
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type of case has - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔exclusive
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jurisdiction.
The term court of record means that - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔a written or electronic record is made of the
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proceedings.
Which court does NOT require the judge to be lawyer? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔justice of the peace |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Which court has original jurisdiction to determine both
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the validity of a will and whether a person is mentally
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competent? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔probate court |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The duty of a coroner's office in Texas is to - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔determine the cause of death in certain |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
circumstances.
Justices of the peace in the Texas have jurisdiction over
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all of the following, EXCEPT - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔divorces.
An operator of an automobile repair shop cannot collect a
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bill of $426.42 from a customer. Where would the most
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convenient place be for the operator to sue to recover his |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
money? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔justice of the peace
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court
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answers
Disputes concerning business contracts, divorce, family
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matters, and personal injury involve - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔civil law
|\ |\
A case involving a business contract falls under which
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
branch of law? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔civil law
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The term misdemeanor refers to a - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔crime less serious than a felony. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Laws made by legislative bodies are called - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔statutes. |\
A collection of laws relating to the same topic and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
presented in a comprehensive and systemic arrangement |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is called a(n) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔code.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A court that hears and decides cases tried for the first
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
time has - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔original jurisdiction.
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A party to a civil case who was dissatisfied with the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
outcome in the trial court could next proceed to a court
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
with - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔appellate jurisdiction.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, A court that has specific authority to decide a particular
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
type of case has - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔exclusive
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
jurisdiction.
The term court of record means that - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔a written or electronic record is made of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
proceedings.
Which court does NOT require the judge to be lawyer? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔justice of the peace |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Which court has original jurisdiction to determine both
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the validity of a will and whether a person is mentally
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
competent? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔probate court |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The duty of a coroner's office in Texas is to - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔determine the cause of death in certain |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
circumstances.
Justices of the peace in the Texas have jurisdiction over
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
all of the following, EXCEPT - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔divorces.
An operator of an automobile repair shop cannot collect a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
bill of $426.42 from a customer. Where would the most
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
convenient place be for the operator to sue to recover his |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
money? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔justice of the peace
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court
