BULW 3300 Exam 1 2025/2026 Exam
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You recently had an accident on the job. Some equipment fell on you causing a
serious injury, and your medical bills alone are likely to be over $85,000. You
claim an outside vendor who was working on the equipment that day created the
problem that caused the injury, and you want to sue. You live and work in Texas,
and the outside vendor is a resident of Oklahoma. Where do you think you should
file the lawsuit? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔in either state or federal court
In contrast to federal courts, state courts have what kind of jurisdiction? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔broad
What does venue refer to? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔geographic location of the court
Which branch of government has the authority to enact law? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔legislative
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,The federal and most state judicial branches have at least these three levels in the
court system: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔trial court, intermediate appellate court, and
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highest appellate court.
When the parties in a dispute present their arguments and evidence to a neutral
third party who then renders a decision, it is called: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔arbitration
The role of a mediator is to: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔assist parties in a dispute in
resolving their differences out of court.
What is a document called that is filed with the court to state the position of the
plaintiff or the defendant in a lawsuit and ask for relief from the court? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔pleading
After all pleadings are filed and discovery is completed, a party may ask the judge
to rule in their favor on the basis that there are no genuinely disputed facts and the
judge need only rule on the law. The motion asks the court for a: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔summary judgement
What are the three steps of a civil trial? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔closing arguments,
opening arguments, and presentation of testimony and evidence
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, What is the process of interviewing prospective jurors and either approving of or
challenging a person's impartiality toward service on a particular jury? - 🧠
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ANSWER ✔✔voir dire
Mary and Hanna, who are Tennessee residents, were traveling through Mississippi
when they were involved in an automobile accident with Franco, who is a resident
of Mississippi. Franco sues Mary, who was driving the car, in federal court in
Mississippi and asks for $100,000 to reimburse him for his medical bills and lost
wages. In deciding the case, what law will the federal district judge apply? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔state law
Sanchez and Yan entered into a contract that required Sanchez to deliver twenty
textbooks to Yan's bookstore every month by the 15th raised to the th power of the
month. Six months after Sanchez and Yan entered into this contract, Sanchez
breached the contract by not delivering the textbooks to Yan's bookstore. After
Sanchez breached the contract, Yan sued Sanchez for her damages. Yan must
choose the appropriate court in which to file her lawsuit. To do this, Yan needs to
be sure the court has: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔both subject matter and in personam
jurisdiction in the case.
For the past year, Zegrida has been writing a historical fiction novel based on the
experiences of her family as they immigrated to the United States from Latvia
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Questions Marking Scheme New Update
1
| A+ Rated
You recently had an accident on the job. Some equipment fell on you causing a
serious injury, and your medical bills alone are likely to be over $85,000. You
claim an outside vendor who was working on the equipment that day created the
problem that caused the injury, and you want to sue. You live and work in Texas,
and the outside vendor is a resident of Oklahoma. Where do you think you should
file the lawsuit? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔in either state or federal court
In contrast to federal courts, state courts have what kind of jurisdiction? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔broad
What does venue refer to? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔geographic location of the court
Which branch of government has the authority to enact law? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔legislative
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,The federal and most state judicial branches have at least these three levels in the
court system: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔trial court, intermediate appellate court, and
2
highest appellate court.
When the parties in a dispute present their arguments and evidence to a neutral
third party who then renders a decision, it is called: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔arbitration
The role of a mediator is to: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔assist parties in a dispute in
resolving their differences out of court.
What is a document called that is filed with the court to state the position of the
plaintiff or the defendant in a lawsuit and ask for relief from the court? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔pleading
After all pleadings are filed and discovery is completed, a party may ask the judge
to rule in their favor on the basis that there are no genuinely disputed facts and the
judge need only rule on the law. The motion asks the court for a: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔summary judgement
What are the three steps of a civil trial? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔closing arguments,
opening arguments, and presentation of testimony and evidence
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, What is the process of interviewing prospective jurors and either approving of or
challenging a person's impartiality toward service on a particular jury? - 🧠
3
ANSWER ✔✔voir dire
Mary and Hanna, who are Tennessee residents, were traveling through Mississippi
when they were involved in an automobile accident with Franco, who is a resident
of Mississippi. Franco sues Mary, who was driving the car, in federal court in
Mississippi and asks for $100,000 to reimburse him for his medical bills and lost
wages. In deciding the case, what law will the federal district judge apply? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔state law
Sanchez and Yan entered into a contract that required Sanchez to deliver twenty
textbooks to Yan's bookstore every month by the 15th raised to the th power of the
month. Six months after Sanchez and Yan entered into this contract, Sanchez
breached the contract by not delivering the textbooks to Yan's bookstore. After
Sanchez breached the contract, Yan sued Sanchez for her damages. Yan must
choose the appropriate court in which to file her lawsuit. To do this, Yan needs to
be sure the court has: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔both subject matter and in personam
jurisdiction in the case.
For the past year, Zegrida has been writing a historical fiction novel based on the
experiences of her family as they immigrated to the United States from Latvia
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
