B.LAW 2200 FINAL UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. A purpose of the law is to serve as a moral guide by
indicating ________blank expectations of citizens and
organizations.
Answer:
Minimal
Question:
2. Common law is the foundation for all laws in the United
States.
Answer:
False
Question:
3. Judges who follow the legal realism school of thought
are less likely to depart from past court decisions.
Answer:
False
Question:
4. If a store dumps waste behind its building in violation of a
federal environmental regulation, the resulting dispute
focuses on:
Answer:
Public Law
,Question:
5. Personal / Property Jurisdiction
Answer:
A court must have jurisdiction over the person/property.
Means by which a court can establish it has Personal/Property Jurisdiction:
Natural Person (Individual): If found within the boundaries of the court
(Defendant)
Legal Person (Business Entity): If "doing business" in the state (Has Maintained
"Sufficient Minimum Contacts") (examples include advertising, maintaining offices,
manufacturing facilities, and warehouses, establishing retail stores and/or sales
forces)
Real Property: If located within the boundaries of the court
"Foreign" Natural Person (Individual) or Legal Person (Business Entity):
If subject to the Long-Arm Statute ("Personal Availment")
Question:
6. Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Answer:
A court must have jurisdiction over the "subject matter" (type) of the case.
Question:
7. Original Jurisdiction
Answer:
When a court has the power/authority to hear and decide a case for the first time
The court where the case "originates" (a/k/a "Trial Court" or "Lower Court")
The court that sorts out the evidence (facts)
Question:
8. Appellate Jurisdiction
Answer:
The court to which a case is appealed for review, which is commonly referred to
as "appellate review"
The court that ensures that the "lower court" properly applied the law to the facts
by resolving "questions of law," not "questions of fact"
Question:
9. General Jurisdiction
Answer:
General Jurisdiction
When a court can hear and decide many different types of cases
In a sense, the "catchall court"
, Question:
10. Limited Jurisdiciton
Answer:
When a court can only hear and decide specific types of cases
Examples: Probate Courts (state) and Bankruptcy Courts (federal)
Question:
11. Exclusive Jurisdiction
Answer:
When only one court has the power/authority to hear and decide a case
Note: In Georgia, only the Superior Courts can hear and decide the following
cases: Felony, Equity, Real Estate, and Divorce.
Question:
12. Requirements for courts to hear/decide a case
Answer:
1- Jurisdiction
2- "proper venue" (location)
3- standing to sue (skin in the game)
4- Justiciable issue (Ripeness and case/controversy)
Question:
13. Judicial Review
Answer:
Question:
14. Jurisdiction
Answer:
Question:
15. Justiciable Issue
Answer:
Question:
16. Sole Proprietorship
Answer:
owned by one person
unlimited liablility
easy to start up
profits taxed as income to owner
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. A purpose of the law is to serve as a moral guide by
indicating ________blank expectations of citizens and
organizations.
Answer:
Minimal
Question:
2. Common law is the foundation for all laws in the United
States.
Answer:
False
Question:
3. Judges who follow the legal realism school of thought
are less likely to depart from past court decisions.
Answer:
False
Question:
4. If a store dumps waste behind its building in violation of a
federal environmental regulation, the resulting dispute
focuses on:
Answer:
Public Law
,Question:
5. Personal / Property Jurisdiction
Answer:
A court must have jurisdiction over the person/property.
Means by which a court can establish it has Personal/Property Jurisdiction:
Natural Person (Individual): If found within the boundaries of the court
(Defendant)
Legal Person (Business Entity): If "doing business" in the state (Has Maintained
"Sufficient Minimum Contacts") (examples include advertising, maintaining offices,
manufacturing facilities, and warehouses, establishing retail stores and/or sales
forces)
Real Property: If located within the boundaries of the court
"Foreign" Natural Person (Individual) or Legal Person (Business Entity):
If subject to the Long-Arm Statute ("Personal Availment")
Question:
6. Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Answer:
A court must have jurisdiction over the "subject matter" (type) of the case.
Question:
7. Original Jurisdiction
Answer:
When a court has the power/authority to hear and decide a case for the first time
The court where the case "originates" (a/k/a "Trial Court" or "Lower Court")
The court that sorts out the evidence (facts)
Question:
8. Appellate Jurisdiction
Answer:
The court to which a case is appealed for review, which is commonly referred to
as "appellate review"
The court that ensures that the "lower court" properly applied the law to the facts
by resolving "questions of law," not "questions of fact"
Question:
9. General Jurisdiction
Answer:
General Jurisdiction
When a court can hear and decide many different types of cases
In a sense, the "catchall court"
, Question:
10. Limited Jurisdiciton
Answer:
When a court can only hear and decide specific types of cases
Examples: Probate Courts (state) and Bankruptcy Courts (federal)
Question:
11. Exclusive Jurisdiction
Answer:
When only one court has the power/authority to hear and decide a case
Note: In Georgia, only the Superior Courts can hear and decide the following
cases: Felony, Equity, Real Estate, and Divorce.
Question:
12. Requirements for courts to hear/decide a case
Answer:
1- Jurisdiction
2- "proper venue" (location)
3- standing to sue (skin in the game)
4- Justiciable issue (Ripeness and case/controversy)
Question:
13. Judicial Review
Answer:
Question:
14. Jurisdiction
Answer:
Question:
15. Justiciable Issue
Answer:
Question:
16. Sole Proprietorship
Answer:
owned by one person
unlimited liablility
easy to start up
profits taxed as income to owner
