Question 21 (2 points)

Boyd files a suit in a Federal district court against Cathy. Cathy loses the suit, appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and loses again. Cathy asks the United States Supreme Court to hear the case. The Supreme Court is

Question 21 options:

	required to hear the case because Cathy lost in a Federal court.
	not required to hear the case
	required to hear the case because it is an appeal.
	required to hear the case because Cathy lost in a lower court.

Question 22 (2 points)

Target sells a toy with a dangerous defect. Micah buys the toy for his son but discovers the defect before the child is injured or any damage has occurred. He files a lawsuit against Target for the potential injury the toy could have caused. The best ground for dismissal of the suit is that Micah does not have

Question 22 options:

	certiorari
	sufficient minimum contacts
	jurisdiction
	standing to sue

Question 23 (2 points)

During the trial process involving two companies in a civil lawsuit, the attorneys for both companies engage in voir dire. This is

Question 23 options:

	an assessment of the arguments on the legal issues.
	a determination of the issues to be argued.
	litigation of the issues of law and fact.
	the jury selection process

Question 24 (2 points)

Invoking the Fifth Amendment means that an accused person

Question 24 options:

	demands a Grand Jury
	refuses to testify against themselves
	wants to appeal their case
	refuses to be tries again

Question 25 (2 points)

Alternative dispute resolution methods are generally more flexible and less expensive than actual litigation.

Question 25 options:

	True
	False

Question 26 (2 points)

Kim files a suit against Kris. If this suit is like most cases, it will be

Question 26 options:

	settled at trial
	dismissed or settled before a trial
	resolved only after a trial
	dismissed durins a trial

Question 27 (2 points)

Resolving a dispute by having a neutral third party render a binding decision is one of the advantages of

Question 27 options:

	facilitation
	arbitration
	negotiation
	mediation

Question 28 (2 points)

Lance files a lawsuit against Jackson. Before going to trial, the parties, with their attorneys, meet to try to resolve the dispute. A third party has been engaged and proposes a solution which the parties may or may not decide to adopt. This is an example of

Question 28 options:

	arbitration
	negotiation
	mediation
	mini trial

Question 29 (2 points)

Walmart in Arkansas and Microsoft in Washington contractually agreed to have the dispute resolved in arbitration according to the laws of Minnesota. This is a ground for a court to

Question 29 options:

	do nothing
	review the merits of the case
	review the sufficiency of the evidence presented
	set aside the arbitration award

Question 30 (2 points)

The police in North Dakota stops a car travelling from Portland, Oregon, to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for reckless driving. During the traffic stop, the driver complains to the officer about the stop. As a result, the officer requires the driver to open the trunk of the car. In the trunk, she finds stolen goods. The government has

Question 30 options:

	no cause to charge the driver.
	cause to charge the driver for reckless driving only.
	cause to charge the driver for reckless driving and transporting stolen goods.
	cause to charge the driver for transporting stolen goods only.