Business Law Exam 1 (ch. 1, 4, 5) (15th edition Clarkson, Miller) questions with verified answers .

BUSINESS LAW EXAM 1 (CH. 1, 4, 5) (15TH EDITION CLARKSON, MILLER) QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025/ 2026

jusrisdictionq-qCORRECTqANSWERStheqauthorityqofqaqcourtqtoqhearqandqdecideqaqspecificqaction

judicialqreviewq-
qCORRECTqANSWERSjudicialqbranchq(court)qcanqdeclareqaqstatuteqofqbeingqunconstitutional




whoqisqtheqpowerqofqjudicialqreviewqexercisedqby?q-
qCORRECTqANSWERSbothqtheqfederalqandqstateqcourts.




plantiffq-qCORRECTqANSWERSaqpersonqwhoqbringsqaqcaseqagainstqanotherqinqaqcourtqofqlaw.

defendantq-qCORRECTqANSWERStheqpartyqbeingqsued,qaccusedqpersonqinqcriminalqproceedings

whatqareqtheqtypesqofqjurisdiction?q-
qCORRECTqANSWERSinqpersonam,qinqrem,qsubjectqmatter,qoriginalqv.qappellate




inqpersonamq(orqpersonal)qjurisdictionq-qCORRECTqANSWERSplaintiffqv.qdefendantq

jurisdictionqoverqanyqpersonqorqbusinessqinvolvedqinqaqlegalqaction.qInqPersonamqjurisdictionqisqdetermine
dqbyqtheqgeographicqareaqofqtheqpersonqorqbusiness.q(ex.qsomeoneqinqLAqcanqhaveqjurisdictionqoverqsome
oneqinqSanqFran.)

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long-armqstatutesqandqminimumqcontactsq-
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ate.q

minimumqcontacts-qhaveqtheyqbeenqthere?

corporateqcontactsq-
qCORRECTqANSWERScorporationsqnormallyqareqsubjectqtoqpersonalqjurisdictionqinqtheqstateqinqwhichqtheyq


areqincorporated,qhaveqtheirqpersonalqoffice,qand/orqareqdoingqbusiness.qcourtsqapplyqtheqminimumqcont
actsqtestqtoqdetermineqofqtheyqcanqexerciseqjurisdictionqoverqout-of-stateqcorporations.

subject-matterq-
qCORRECTqANSWERSyouqhaveqtoqfileqyourqcaseqinnqtheqspecial/typeqofqcourtqrelatedqtoqyourqcase.

, courtsqofqgeneralqjurisdictionq-
qCORRECTqANSWERSsuchqasqaqstateqtrialqcourtqorqaqfederalqdistrictqcourtqcanqdecideqcasesqinvolvingqaqbro


adqarrayqofqissues

courtsqofqlimitedqjurisdictionq-
qCORRECTqANSWERSsuchqasqprobateqorqbankruptcyqcourtsqcanqhearqonlyqspecificqtypesqofqcases




courtqofqoriginalqjurisdictionq-qCORRECTqANSWERStrialqcourt,qwhereqcasesqoriginateqcrossqexaminations.

appellateqjurisdictionq-
qCORRECTqANSWERSaqdifferentqcourtqhouse,qnoqjury,qnoqnewqevidence,qthreeqjudges




jurisdictionqofqtheqfederalqcourtsq-qCORRECTqANSWERSlimited.qhaveqsubjectqmatterqinqtwoqsituations

federalqquestionq-
qCORRECTqANSWERSaqquestionqpertainingqfederalqlaw,qU.S.qconts.,qactsqofqCongress,qorqtreaties




diversityqofqcitizenshipq-
qCORRECTqANSWERSmustqexceedq$75,000qbeforeqaqfed.qcourtqcanqtakeqjurisdiction,qaqlawsuitqbtwnq(1)qcit


izensqofqdiff.qstates,q(2)qaqforeignqcountryqandqcitizensqofqaqstateqorqdiffqstates,q(3)qcitizensqofqaqstateqandqc
itizensqorqsubjectsqofqaqforeignqcountry.

exclusiveqjurisdictionq-qCORRECTqANSWERScanqonlyqbeqheardqinqaqparticularqcourtqorqtypeqofqcourt.

federalqcourtqcases:q-
qCORRECTqANSWERSfederalqcrimes,qbankruptcy,qmostqpatentqandqcopyrightqclaims,qsuitsqagainstqtheqUS,q


andqsomeqareasqofqadmiraltyqlaw

stateqcourtsq-qCORRECTqANSWERSdivorceqandqadoptionqcases

concurrentqjurisdictionq-
qCORRECTqANSWERSoneqorqmoreqcourtqcanqhearqtheqcase.q(whenqtheqfederalqandqstateqcourtqhaveqtheqpo


werqtoqhearqaqcase)

jurisdictionqinqcyberspaceq-
qCORRECTqANSWERSifqtheqdefendant'sqonlyqcontactqwithqtheqstateqareqthroughqaqwebsite,qitqcanqbeqdiffic


ultqtoqdetermineqwhetherqtheseqcontactqareqsufficientqforqaqcourtqtoqexerciseqjurisdiction.

"sliding-scale"qstandardq-
qCORRECTqANSWERSthreeqtypesqofqinternetqbusinessqcontactsqandqoutlinesqtheqfollowingqrulesqforqjurisdi


ction:q



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