The Fifth Amendment guarantees that no person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. Thus, a Defendant is not required to testify against himself at trial under the protection of the Fifth Amendment. The following is true:

a) The Fifth Amendment protection protects natural persons from having to testify against themselves but also extends protection to partnerships, corporations and sole proprietors in a criminal action.

b) The Fifth Amendment protection is only for natural persons being prosecuted and does not extend protection to corporations, partnerships or sole proprietors involved in a criminal action.

c) The Fifth Amendment protection is for natural persons but does not extend to sole proprietors being sued because sole proprietors are not a natural person, as they are in the form of a business.

d) The Fifth Amendment protection is for natural persons and protects sole proprietors in criminal actions from having to testify against themselves but does not extend protection to corporations involved in a criminal action

8. A Federal District Court in the State of Colorado can exercise original jurisdiction over cases involving Federal questions or Federal disputes with the following being true:

a) Authority from the State Court in Colorado to transfer the case to the Federal Court in Colorado; The Plaintiff and Defendant must reside in the same State of Colorado and the controversy between the Plaintiff and Defendant must exceed $10,000.

b) Authority from the State Court in Colorado to transfer the case to the Federal Court in Colorado; At least the Plaintiff or the Defendant must reside in the State of Colorado and the controversy between the Plaintiff and Defendant must exceed $75,000.

c) The Plaintiff and Defendant must be residents of different States and the controversy between the Plaintiff and Defendant must exceed $80,000.

d) The Plaintiff and Defendant must be residents of different States and the controversy between the Plaintiff and Defendant must exceed $75,000.

Courts having original jurisdiction over a lawsuit are generally considered the following:

a) Appellate Courts so long as the Appellate Court is hearing the case for the first time and renders a decision for the first time;

b) Appellate Trial Courts so long as the Appellate Trial Court is hearing the case for the first time even if they defer the decision to the Supreme Court;

c) District Trial Courts where the lawsuit begins, trial takes place and evidence is presented;

d) Appellate Trial Courts or District Trial Courts where the lawsuit begins, trial takes place and evidence is presented

Larry Moore Electronics Store fires employee Amy Brown. Larry Moore Electronics Store subsequently sues employee Amy Brown for illegally disclosing a trade secret developed by Larry Moore Electronics.Larry Moore Electronics is seeking $100,000 in damages from Amy Brown illegally disclosing a trade secret developed by Larry Moore Electronics. The following is true:

a) The case is a civil case with Larry Moore Electronics as the Plaintiff and Amy Brown as the Respondent; The standard of proof is clear and convincing; Because the issue involves a trade secret there is concurrent jurisdiction and Larry Moore Electronics may decide to file the lawsuit in Federal Court or may choose to file the lawsuit in State Court.

b) The case is a civil case with Larry Moore Electronics as the Plaintiff and Amy Brown as the Defendant. The standard of proof is By a Preponderance of the Evidence; Because trade secrets are issues of Federal law, Larry Moore Electronics must file the lawsuit in a Federal Court.

c) The case is a civil case with Larry Moore Electronics as the Plaintiff and Amy Brown as the Respondent; The standard of proof is By a Preponderance of the Evidence; Because the issue involves a trade secret, Larry Moore Electronicsmay file the case in State Court or Federal Court.

d) None of the above

According to the U.S. Constitution, there is only one national Supreme Court in the United States, which is called the Supreme Court of the United States. All other Courts in the Federal system are considered as:

a) Lower Jurisdiction Courts;

b) Inferior Courts;

c) Original Courts

d) Certiorari Courtse) Trial Jurisdiction Courts