Government Test with Answers

* Question 1
1 out of 1 points | | | What does diversity of citizenship give the defendant the right to do?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | Have a suit filed in state court removed to federal court | | | | | * Question 2
1 out of 1 points | | | When the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear a case, it issues a writ of________.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | Certiorari | | | | | * Question 3
1 out of 1 points | | | U. S. District Court in Vermont is hearing a case brought by a citizen of Vermont challenging the constitutionality of one of the provisions of the U.S. Patriot Act, a federal statute. In deciding this case, the court will use ______________substantive law and __________procedural law.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | federal… federal | | | | | * Question 4
1 out of 1 points | | | In deciding which cases the United States Supreme Court will hear, which of the following is true?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | The Court has virtually total discretion to decide which cases it will hear. | | | | | * Question 5
1 out of 1 points | | | The term used in law to denote the power of a particular court to hear a case and render a binding decision isAnswer | | | | | Selected Answer: | Jurisdiction | | | | | * Question 6
1 out of 1 points | | | Which of the following is an indictment?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | A grand jury’s finding that there is sufficient evidence to bring someone accused of a crime to trial | | | | | * Question 7
1 out of 1 points | | | In a jury trial, the judge would decide questions of _______and the jury would decide questions of ________.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | law, fact | | | | | * Question 8
1 out of 1 points | | | What is the function of a petit jury?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | Decide whether a civil defendant is liable and whether a criminal defendant is guilty | | | | | * Question 9
0 out of 1 points | | | Which of the following is a remedy available “at law”?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | All of the above are remedies available for a plaintiff who proceeds “ at law.” | | | | | * Question 10
0 out of 1 points | | | The jurist who presides over an equitable proceeding is called theAnswer | | | | | Selected Answer: | Justice | | | | | * Question 11
1 out of 1 points | | | The number of U.S. Supreme Court justices who must vote to hear a case isAnswer | | | | | Selected Answer: | four | | | | | * Question 12
1 out of 1 points | | | Which of the following statements about the role of juries in cases in equity is correct?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | Juries in equity cases have only an advisory role and cannot decide the outcome of a case. | | | | | * Question 13
1 out of 1 points | | | For diversity of citizenship to apply, each plaintiff must allege more than ____________in damages.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | $75,000 | | | | | * Question 14
1 out of 1 points | | | To which of the following can the need to go to different courts for legal and equitable remedies be traced?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | The early English court system | | | | | * Question 15
0 out of 1 points | | | Delia, a citizen of Delaware, wants to sue the State of Maryland for negligently maintaining a boat ramp on which she sustained personal injuries. In which of the following courts could Delia file suit against Maryland?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | State Court in Delaware. | | | | |