AAERT CORRECT UPDATED 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔AAERT standards are based on....
A: federal rules.
B: live free and be free.
C: independent thoughts.
D: state rules. - ✔✔A: federal rules.
✔✔True or False?
When the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a matter, all other courts now have to follow
that. - ✔✔True
✔✔Constitutionality is decided by which court?
A: Appeals
B: Supreme
C: District
D: State - ✔✔B: Supreme
✔✔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. - ✔✔A: What legal procedures to
abide by.
✔✔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 - ✔✔A: United States District Court
✔✔True or False?
The job of the court is to resolve a dispute between parties. - ✔✔True
✔✔How many types of courts are there?
A: Four
B: Five
C: Two
D: Three - ✔✔D: Three
✔✔List these courts in order of judiciary power, starting with the highest:
District
Appeals
Supreme - ✔✔1. Supreme
2. Appeals
3. District
✔✔Fill in the blank:
U.S.C. stands for _______ which is a consolidation of federal _______. - ✔✔U.S.C.
stands for [United States Code] which is a consolidation of federal [Law or Statutes].
✔✔A law created by Congress is which type of law?
A: Statutory
B: Common
C: Case - ✔✔A: Statutory
✔✔Torts are....
A: Case Law
B: Statutory Law
C: Common Law - ✔✔C: Common Law
✔✔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 - ✔✔A: Year case was filed
✔✔Fill in the blank:
Common law is considered a ______.
A: obvious law
B: statutory law
C: judge-made law - ✔✔C: judge-made law
✔✔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. -
✔✔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.
✔✔The phrase "fed third" stands for the third set of federal volumes. It should be
transcribed as:
A: F.3d
B: F.2d
C: 3d.F
D: 3.Fd - ✔✔A: F.3d
✔✔Fill in the blank:
Judge-made laws, known as _______ law, are laws that have developed from
judgments handed down in court. - ✔✔Judge-made laws, known as [COMMON] law,
are laws that have developed from judgments handed down in court.
✔✔Why does an attorney reference case law?
A: To use past decisions to show why their point is correct.
B: To cite precedent.
C: To win an argument in court.
D: All of the above. - ✔✔D: All of the above.
✔✔Regarding case law, _______ influence(s) future decisions?
A: the current President
B: the media
C: past decisions
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔AAERT standards are based on....
A: federal rules.
B: live free and be free.
C: independent thoughts.
D: state rules. - ✔✔A: federal rules.
✔✔True or False?
When the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a matter, all other courts now have to follow
that. - ✔✔True
✔✔Constitutionality is decided by which court?
A: Appeals
B: Supreme
C: District
D: State - ✔✔B: Supreme
✔✔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. - ✔✔A: What legal procedures to
abide by.
✔✔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 - ✔✔A: United States District Court
✔✔True or False?
The job of the court is to resolve a dispute between parties. - ✔✔True
✔✔How many types of courts are there?
A: Four
B: Five
C: Two
D: Three - ✔✔D: Three
✔✔List these courts in order of judiciary power, starting with the highest:
District
Appeals
Supreme - ✔✔1. Supreme
2. Appeals
3. District
✔✔Fill in the blank:
U.S.C. stands for _______ which is a consolidation of federal _______. - ✔✔U.S.C.
stands for [United States Code] which is a consolidation of federal [Law or Statutes].
✔✔A law created by Congress is which type of law?
A: Statutory
B: Common
C: Case - ✔✔A: Statutory
✔✔Torts are....
A: Case Law
B: Statutory Law
C: Common Law - ✔✔C: Common Law
✔✔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 - ✔✔A: Year case was filed
✔✔Fill in the blank:
Common law is considered a ______.
A: obvious law
B: statutory law
C: judge-made law - ✔✔C: judge-made law
✔✔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. -
✔✔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.
✔✔The phrase "fed third" stands for the third set of federal volumes. It should be
transcribed as:
A: F.3d
B: F.2d
C: 3d.F
D: 3.Fd - ✔✔A: F.3d
✔✔Fill in the blank:
Judge-made laws, known as _______ law, are laws that have developed from
judgments handed down in court. - ✔✔Judge-made laws, known as [COMMON] law,
are laws that have developed from judgments handed down in court.
✔✔Why does an attorney reference case law?
A: To use past decisions to show why their point is correct.
B: To cite precedent.
C: To win an argument in court.
D: All of the above. - ✔✔D: All of the above.
✔✔Regarding case law, _______ influence(s) future decisions?
A: the current President
B: the media
C: past decisions
