LAW 1101 Midterm Review Questions
and All Correct Answers 2026
Updated.
Stare decisis - Answer To stand with the decision made by precedent
Persuasive authority - Answer Using another states precedent. Only if there isn't a law
regarding your case in your state.
Remedy - Answer Means to enforce a right or compensate for injury to that right
Substantial Law - Answer Law that defines, describes, regulates, and creates legal rights and
obligations. (the law itself)
Procedural Law - Answer Law that establishes the methods of enforcing the rights
established by substantive law
Civil Law - Answer The branch of law dealing with the definition and enforcement of all
private or public rights, as opposed to criminal matters
Criminal Law - Answer The branch of law that defines and punishes the wrongful actions
committed against the public
National Law - Answer Law that pertains to a particular nation (as opposed to international
law).
International Law - Answer The law that governs relations among nations
Judicial Review - Answer The process by which a court decides on the constitutionality of
legislative enactments and actions of the executive branch. Established by the case Marbury v.
Madison
Jurisdiction - Answer The authority of a court to hear and decide a specific case.
In personam jurisdiction. - Answer Court jurisdiction over the "person" involved in a legal
action; personal jurisdiction.
, In rem jurisdiction - Answer Jurisdiction over the thing: over property
Long Arm Statutes - Answer permit courts to exercise jurisdiction over persons outside the
area who have minimum contacts within it
Jurisdiction over Subject Matter - Answer Limitation on the types of cases a court can hear,
usually determined by federal or state statutes
*The subject of the lawsuit.
*The sum in controversy.
*Whether the case involves felony or misdemeanor.
*Whether proceeding is trial or appeal.
Original jurisdiction - Answer The jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in a trial.
These are the courts that determine the facts about a case.
Appellate jurisdiction - Answer Authority of court to review a decision of a lower court or
administrative agency.
Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts - Answer -Federal Questions
-Diversity of Citizenship
"Diversity" cases occur when:
The parties are not from the same state, and
The amount in controversy is greater than $75,000.
Concurrent jurisdiction - Answer Authority for both state and federal courts to hear and
decide cases
Exclusive jurisdiction - Answer authority of only federal courts to hear and decide cases
Venue - Answer the geographic district in which a legal action is tried and from which the
jury is selected.
Alternative dispute resolution - Answer (ADR) the resolution of disputes in ways other than
those involved in the traditional judicial process, such as negotiation, mediation, and
arbitration.
Negotiation - Answer process in which parties attempt to settle their disputes informally,
with or without attorneys to represent them
and All Correct Answers 2026
Updated.
Stare decisis - Answer To stand with the decision made by precedent
Persuasive authority - Answer Using another states precedent. Only if there isn't a law
regarding your case in your state.
Remedy - Answer Means to enforce a right or compensate for injury to that right
Substantial Law - Answer Law that defines, describes, regulates, and creates legal rights and
obligations. (the law itself)
Procedural Law - Answer Law that establishes the methods of enforcing the rights
established by substantive law
Civil Law - Answer The branch of law dealing with the definition and enforcement of all
private or public rights, as opposed to criminal matters
Criminal Law - Answer The branch of law that defines and punishes the wrongful actions
committed against the public
National Law - Answer Law that pertains to a particular nation (as opposed to international
law).
International Law - Answer The law that governs relations among nations
Judicial Review - Answer The process by which a court decides on the constitutionality of
legislative enactments and actions of the executive branch. Established by the case Marbury v.
Madison
Jurisdiction - Answer The authority of a court to hear and decide a specific case.
In personam jurisdiction. - Answer Court jurisdiction over the "person" involved in a legal
action; personal jurisdiction.
, In rem jurisdiction - Answer Jurisdiction over the thing: over property
Long Arm Statutes - Answer permit courts to exercise jurisdiction over persons outside the
area who have minimum contacts within it
Jurisdiction over Subject Matter - Answer Limitation on the types of cases a court can hear,
usually determined by federal or state statutes
*The subject of the lawsuit.
*The sum in controversy.
*Whether the case involves felony or misdemeanor.
*Whether proceeding is trial or appeal.
Original jurisdiction - Answer The jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in a trial.
These are the courts that determine the facts about a case.
Appellate jurisdiction - Answer Authority of court to review a decision of a lower court or
administrative agency.
Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts - Answer -Federal Questions
-Diversity of Citizenship
"Diversity" cases occur when:
The parties are not from the same state, and
The amount in controversy is greater than $75,000.
Concurrent jurisdiction - Answer Authority for both state and federal courts to hear and
decide cases
Exclusive jurisdiction - Answer authority of only federal courts to hear and decide cases
Venue - Answer the geographic district in which a legal action is tried and from which the
jury is selected.
Alternative dispute resolution - Answer (ADR) the resolution of disputes in ways other than
those involved in the traditional judicial process, such as negotiation, mediation, and
arbitration.
Negotiation - Answer process in which parties attempt to settle their disputes informally,
with or without attorneys to represent them
