JD Next Actual Exam Questions and Correct
Answers (Verified Answers)
Question 1
What is the primary function of a court of law?
Correct Answer
A court of law primarily hears cases involving monetary damages.
Question 2
What does promissory estoppel refer to in contract law?
Correct Answer
It refers to the doctrine that a party may recover on the basis of a promise made.
Question 3
What must happen for a legal instrument to become legally binding?
Correct Answer
It must be signed, and perhaps sealed and delivered.
Question 4
Cold calling
Correct Answer
A tool of law professors who subscribe to the Socratic method. The idea is this:
professors ask questions of one student, follow up, change the facts, or push back,
all in an effort to help develop the critical thinking skills of aspiring lawyers.
Question 5
What are examples of non-binding authority?
Correct Answer
Examples include law review articles, treatises, and legal encyclopedias.
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,Question 6
What is an example of a Supreme Court in California?
Correct Answer
Supreme Court of California
Question 7
How must acceptance be judged?
Correct Answer
Objectively.
Question 8
What types of cases can a trial court of general jurisdiction hear?
Correct Answer
Any civil or criminal case that is not exclusively within the jurisdiction of another
court.
Question 9
What is an example of forbearance in a creditor-debtor relationship?
Correct Answer
A creditor may forbear legal action against the debtor if they settle the debt
payment with new payment conditions.
Question 10
What are the three requirements to use the defense of mutual mistake in contract
law?
Correct Answer
1. There was a mistake; 2. The mistake must be material; 3. The mistake was mutual.
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,Question 11
What is a temporary restraining order?
Correct Answer
A short-term order to prevent harm until a hearing can be held.
Question 12
What is a lower court in a jurisdiction that is historically named 'Supreme Court'?
Correct Answer
Kings County Supreme Court in Brooklyn, New York
Question 13
What happens to the original judgment after a reversal?
Correct Answer
The lower court is instructed to vacate the original judgment and retry the case.
Question 14
What must a promissory note include?
Correct Answer
It must be in writing and signed by the maker of the promise.
Question 15
What is an appeal in legal terms?
Correct Answer
A challenge to a previous legal determination.
Question 16
Avers
Correct Answer
To state or assert to be the case.
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, Question 17
Give an example of a condition precedent in an insurance contract.
Correct Answer
An example is a fire that must occur before the insurer is obligated to pay to rebuild
the customer's home.
Question 18
What is a question of law?
Correct Answer
An issue that is always resolved by a judge, not a jury.
Question 19
What does the Latin term 'supra' mean?
Correct Answer
Above
Question 20
Can appeals originate from decisions made by executive agencies?
Correct Answer
Yes, in administrative law, people can appeal such decisions in court.
Question 21
What is the term used in most jurisdictions instead of demurrer?
Correct Answer
Motion to dismiss.
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Answers (Verified Answers)
Question 1
What is the primary function of a court of law?
Correct Answer
A court of law primarily hears cases involving monetary damages.
Question 2
What does promissory estoppel refer to in contract law?
Correct Answer
It refers to the doctrine that a party may recover on the basis of a promise made.
Question 3
What must happen for a legal instrument to become legally binding?
Correct Answer
It must be signed, and perhaps sealed and delivered.
Question 4
Cold calling
Correct Answer
A tool of law professors who subscribe to the Socratic method. The idea is this:
professors ask questions of one student, follow up, change the facts, or push back,
all in an effort to help develop the critical thinking skills of aspiring lawyers.
Question 5
What are examples of non-binding authority?
Correct Answer
Examples include law review articles, treatises, and legal encyclopedias.
Page 1 of 275
,Question 6
What is an example of a Supreme Court in California?
Correct Answer
Supreme Court of California
Question 7
How must acceptance be judged?
Correct Answer
Objectively.
Question 8
What types of cases can a trial court of general jurisdiction hear?
Correct Answer
Any civil or criminal case that is not exclusively within the jurisdiction of another
court.
Question 9
What is an example of forbearance in a creditor-debtor relationship?
Correct Answer
A creditor may forbear legal action against the debtor if they settle the debt
payment with new payment conditions.
Question 10
What are the three requirements to use the defense of mutual mistake in contract
law?
Correct Answer
1. There was a mistake; 2. The mistake must be material; 3. The mistake was mutual.
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,Question 11
What is a temporary restraining order?
Correct Answer
A short-term order to prevent harm until a hearing can be held.
Question 12
What is a lower court in a jurisdiction that is historically named 'Supreme Court'?
Correct Answer
Kings County Supreme Court in Brooklyn, New York
Question 13
What happens to the original judgment after a reversal?
Correct Answer
The lower court is instructed to vacate the original judgment and retry the case.
Question 14
What must a promissory note include?
Correct Answer
It must be in writing and signed by the maker of the promise.
Question 15
What is an appeal in legal terms?
Correct Answer
A challenge to a previous legal determination.
Question 16
Avers
Correct Answer
To state or assert to be the case.
Page 3 of 275
, Question 17
Give an example of a condition precedent in an insurance contract.
Correct Answer
An example is a fire that must occur before the insurer is obligated to pay to rebuild
the customer's home.
Question 18
What is a question of law?
Correct Answer
An issue that is always resolved by a judge, not a jury.
Question 19
What does the Latin term 'supra' mean?
Correct Answer
Above
Question 20
Can appeals originate from decisions made by executive agencies?
Correct Answer
Yes, in administrative law, people can appeal such decisions in court.
Question 21
What is the term used in most jurisdictions instead of demurrer?
Correct Answer
Motion to dismiss.
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