BUL 4421 FAU QUIZ 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
In rem jurisdiction references jurisdiction over a person. - Correct Answers -False
The first _____ amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights. -
Correct Answers -Ten
. According to the ______ Amendment to the Constitution, all powers that the
Constitution neither gives exclusively to the federal government nor takes from the
states are reserved for the states. - Correct Answers -Tenth
A person who has the legal right to bring an action in court has standing. - Correct
Answers -True
Which of the following do appellate courts primarily handle? - Correct Answers -
Questions of law
A ______ is a court order that authorizes law enforcement agents to search for or seize
items specifically described in the warrant. - Correct Answers -Search
warrant
. Laws which enable the court to serve a defendant outside the state as long as the
defendant has sufficient minimum contacts within the state and it seems fair to assert
jurisdiction are called ______. - Correct Answers -Long-‐arm
statutes
Restrictions on states' authority to pass laws that substantially affect interstate
commerce are referenced by which of the following? - Correct Answers -The dormant
commerce clause
. Which amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment? - Correct Answers -Eighth
. Over which of the following does the federal court system have exclusive jurisdiction? -
Correct Answers -Admiralty, bankruptcy, and federal copyright cases
Which of the following requires that courts in all states uphold contracts and public acts
of every state thereby protecting wills, divorce decrees, and judgments in civil courts? -
Correct Answers -The full faith and credit clause
. Which amendment protects against double jeopardy? - Correct Answers -The Fifth
Amendment
ANSWERS
In rem jurisdiction references jurisdiction over a person. - Correct Answers -False
The first _____ amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights. -
Correct Answers -Ten
. According to the ______ Amendment to the Constitution, all powers that the
Constitution neither gives exclusively to the federal government nor takes from the
states are reserved for the states. - Correct Answers -Tenth
A person who has the legal right to bring an action in court has standing. - Correct
Answers -True
Which of the following do appellate courts primarily handle? - Correct Answers -
Questions of law
A ______ is a court order that authorizes law enforcement agents to search for or seize
items specifically described in the warrant. - Correct Answers -Search
warrant
. Laws which enable the court to serve a defendant outside the state as long as the
defendant has sufficient minimum contacts within the state and it seems fair to assert
jurisdiction are called ______. - Correct Answers -Long-‐arm
statutes
Restrictions on states' authority to pass laws that substantially affect interstate
commerce are referenced by which of the following? - Correct Answers -The dormant
commerce clause
. Which amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment? - Correct Answers -Eighth
. Over which of the following does the federal court system have exclusive jurisdiction? -
Correct Answers -Admiralty, bankruptcy, and federal copyright cases
Which of the following requires that courts in all states uphold contracts and public acts
of every state thereby protecting wills, divorce decrees, and judgments in civil courts? -
Correct Answers -The full faith and credit clause
. Which amendment protects against double jeopardy? - Correct Answers -The Fifth
Amendment
