AAERT CERTIFICATION EXAM - COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
COURTS & JURISDICTION
1. The 94 Federal District Courts are organized into ______ regional
circuits.
A: 11
B: 25
C: 50
D: 12 (CORRECT ANSWER)
2. If the top tier is number one in this scenario, put the following court
systems in order.
• State Supreme Court
• Municipal Courts
• Circuit or District Courts
• Court of Appeals
1. State Supreme Court
2. Court of Appeals
3. Circuit or District Courts
4. Municipal Courts
,3. Fill in the blank: The venue of a case is _________ the case is
________.
The venue of a case is [WHERE] the case is [FILED].
4. Fill in the blank: The three types of courts ________ courts, which
have been around the longest; ________ courts, which includes the
United States Tax Court, and the _______ Court, which is the third
branch of the federal government and includes the Circuit Courts of
Appeal.
The three types of courts [STATE] courts, which have been around the
longest; [FEDERAL] courts, which includes the United States Tax Court,
and the [US SUPREME] Court, which is the third branch of the federal
government and includes the Circuit Courts of Appeal.
5. State courts are independent of federal courts.
A: True
B: False
CORRECT ANSWER: A: True
6. Which part of the notice shows the venue?
A: Top left corner
B: Middle section
C: Bottom right corner
D: Header
CORRECT ANSWER: B (Based on CER Court - Courts Quiz, Question 6)
,7. Which term applies to the following definition? Types of cases or
issues a court is authorized to hear. For example, bankruptcy court can
only hear bankruptcy cases.
A: Jurisdiction - subject matter
B: Jurisdiction - geographic
C: Jurisdiction - limited
D: Jurisdiction - general
CORRECT ANSWER: A: Jurisdiction - subject matter
8. AAERT standards are based on....
A: federal rules
B: live free and be free
C: independent thoughts
D: state rules
CORRECT ANSWER: A: federal rules
9. When the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a matter, all other courts
now have to follow that.
A: True
B: False
CORRECT ANSWER: A: True
10. Constitutionality is decided by which court?
, A: Appeals
B: Supreme
C: District
D: State
CORRECT ANSWER: B: Supreme
11. What does the venue (jurisdiction) of the case tell the reporter?
(Example of Venue: United States District Court of Massachusetts.)
A: What legal procedures to abide by
B: Whether the judge is assigned to a case from start to finish
C: Where the proceeding is taking place
D: Whether there will be a jury during trial or not
CORRECT ANSWER: A: What legal procedures to abide by
12. Which of the following is not an administrative court/forum?
A: United States District Court
B: Bankruptcy Court
C: Social Security Court
D: Tax Court
CORRECT ANSWER: A: United States District Court
13. The job of the court is to resolve a dispute between parties.
A: True
B: False
CORRECT ANSWER: A: True
WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
COURTS & JURISDICTION
1. The 94 Federal District Courts are organized into ______ regional
circuits.
A: 11
B: 25
C: 50
D: 12 (CORRECT ANSWER)
2. If the top tier is number one in this scenario, put the following court
systems in order.
• State Supreme Court
• Municipal Courts
• Circuit or District Courts
• Court of Appeals
1. State Supreme Court
2. Court of Appeals
3. Circuit or District Courts
4. Municipal Courts
,3. Fill in the blank: The venue of a case is _________ the case is
________.
The venue of a case is [WHERE] the case is [FILED].
4. Fill in the blank: The three types of courts ________ courts, which
have been around the longest; ________ courts, which includes the
United States Tax Court, and the _______ Court, which is the third
branch of the federal government and includes the Circuit Courts of
Appeal.
The three types of courts [STATE] courts, which have been around the
longest; [FEDERAL] courts, which includes the United States Tax Court,
and the [US SUPREME] Court, which is the third branch of the federal
government and includes the Circuit Courts of Appeal.
5. State courts are independent of federal courts.
A: True
B: False
CORRECT ANSWER: A: True
6. Which part of the notice shows the venue?
A: Top left corner
B: Middle section
C: Bottom right corner
D: Header
CORRECT ANSWER: B (Based on CER Court - Courts Quiz, Question 6)
,7. Which term applies to the following definition? Types of cases or
issues a court is authorized to hear. For example, bankruptcy court can
only hear bankruptcy cases.
A: Jurisdiction - subject matter
B: Jurisdiction - geographic
C: Jurisdiction - limited
D: Jurisdiction - general
CORRECT ANSWER: A: Jurisdiction - subject matter
8. AAERT standards are based on....
A: federal rules
B: live free and be free
C: independent thoughts
D: state rules
CORRECT ANSWER: A: federal rules
9. When the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a matter, all other courts
now have to follow that.
A: True
B: False
CORRECT ANSWER: A: True
10. Constitutionality is decided by which court?
, A: Appeals
B: Supreme
C: District
D: State
CORRECT ANSWER: B: Supreme
11. What does the venue (jurisdiction) of the case tell the reporter?
(Example of Venue: United States District Court of Massachusetts.)
A: What legal procedures to abide by
B: Whether the judge is assigned to a case from start to finish
C: Where the proceeding is taking place
D: Whether there will be a jury during trial or not
CORRECT ANSWER: A: What legal procedures to abide by
12. Which of the following is not an administrative court/forum?
A: United States District Court
B: Bankruptcy Court
C: Social Security Court
D: Tax Court
CORRECT ANSWER: A: United States District Court
13. The job of the court is to resolve a dispute between parties.
A: True
B: False
CORRECT ANSWER: A: True
