Exam Questions & Expertly Verified
Quiz_________________?
-eminent domain-allows the government to take private property for public use after paying
just compensation
Kelo v City of New London
Eminent domain applies when the land is being used for public benefit (not just public land)
'best purpose' of land -
ANSWER✅
fifth amendment
Quiz_________________?
-preponderance of evidence (slight tipping of the scale in one way)
-clear and convincing proof
Burden for persuasion - convince the jury of certainty -
ANSWER✅
burden of proof in civil cases
Quiz_________________?
"let the prior decision stand"; doctrine of prior precedents -
1
, ANSWER✅
Stare decisis
Quiz_________________?
1. Pleadings
a. complaint
b. answer
c. reply (sometimes)
2. Discovery
3. Motions -
ANSWER✅
Pretrial order
Quiz_________________?
1. Voir dire
2. attorney's present opening statements
3. plaintiff presents evidence through witnesses
4. defendant moves for directed verdict/judgment as a matter of law
5. defendant presents evidence through witnesses
6. attorneys present closing arguments
7. court gives jury instructions
8. jury deliberates and makes decision (verdict)
9. judges enters judgment on verdict
10. losing party files posttrial motions -
ANSWER✅
order of a trial
2
, Quiz_________________?
1) can not strike jury member for race (Batson v. Kentucky)
2) can not strike jury member for gender (J.E.B. v. Alabama) -
ANSWER✅
2 exceptions for peremptory challenge
Quiz_________________?
1) tort in your state
2) own property in your state
3) entered into contract or transacted business in your state -
ANSWER✅
3 instances for due process for long arm statutes
Quiz_________________?
11th -
ANSWER✅
What circuit is GA in
Quiz_________________?
12 Court of Appeals
+1 for Federal Appeals -
ANSWER✅
Federal Appellate Court
3
, Quiz_________________?
1787 -
ANSWER✅
What year is the Constitution ratified
Quiz_________________?
27 -
ANSWER✅
# of Amendments in Constitution
Quiz_________________?
7-
ANSWER✅
# of articles in the Constitution
Quiz_________________?
act as fact finder in criminal and civil cases. Guaranteed in 6th and 7th Amendment
6-12 people -
ANSWER✅
jurors
Quiz_________________?
All were colonized by England -
4
Quiz_________________?
-eminent domain-allows the government to take private property for public use after paying
just compensation
Kelo v City of New London
Eminent domain applies when the land is being used for public benefit (not just public land)
'best purpose' of land -
ANSWER✅
fifth amendment
Quiz_________________?
-preponderance of evidence (slight tipping of the scale in one way)
-clear and convincing proof
Burden for persuasion - convince the jury of certainty -
ANSWER✅
burden of proof in civil cases
Quiz_________________?
"let the prior decision stand"; doctrine of prior precedents -
1
, ANSWER✅
Stare decisis
Quiz_________________?
1. Pleadings
a. complaint
b. answer
c. reply (sometimes)
2. Discovery
3. Motions -
ANSWER✅
Pretrial order
Quiz_________________?
1. Voir dire
2. attorney's present opening statements
3. plaintiff presents evidence through witnesses
4. defendant moves for directed verdict/judgment as a matter of law
5. defendant presents evidence through witnesses
6. attorneys present closing arguments
7. court gives jury instructions
8. jury deliberates and makes decision (verdict)
9. judges enters judgment on verdict
10. losing party files posttrial motions -
ANSWER✅
order of a trial
2
, Quiz_________________?
1) can not strike jury member for race (Batson v. Kentucky)
2) can not strike jury member for gender (J.E.B. v. Alabama) -
ANSWER✅
2 exceptions for peremptory challenge
Quiz_________________?
1) tort in your state
2) own property in your state
3) entered into contract or transacted business in your state -
ANSWER✅
3 instances for due process for long arm statutes
Quiz_________________?
11th -
ANSWER✅
What circuit is GA in
Quiz_________________?
12 Court of Appeals
+1 for Federal Appeals -
ANSWER✅
Federal Appellate Court
3
, Quiz_________________?
1787 -
ANSWER✅
What year is the Constitution ratified
Quiz_________________?
27 -
ANSWER✅
# of Amendments in Constitution
Quiz_________________?
7-
ANSWER✅
# of articles in the Constitution
Quiz_________________?
act as fact finder in criminal and civil cases. Guaranteed in 6th and 7th Amendment
6-12 people -
ANSWER✅
jurors
Quiz_________________?
All were colonized by England -
4
