Jurisdiction Assignment Exercise

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Jurisdiction Exercise: Chapter 13.

50 points possible. 15 questions.

The Purpose of This Exercise. The knowledge and understanding of jurisdiction is the purpose of this exercise. You may do this alone or with another student but place your individual responses here. Enjoy!

The legal ramification of having jurisdiction (or lack thereof) in any case is important. Without jurisdiction, you have no legal case.

Take the quiz on Moodle at end of this Moodle page.

However, the questions you will need to answer on the quiz are provided at the end of the directions for you to use to review and determine the correct answers before placing those answers in this exam.

1. To learn more about Jurisdiction, read Chapter 3, pp. 42-49.

2. Then, read Chapter 13, and focus on Jurisdiction, beginning with Sec. 13-3, pp. 358-368.

Watch the following video on the importance of Jurisdiction.

Quimbee.com. Civil Procedure Tutorial: Personal Jurisdiction-Part 1. Youtube.com. Uploaded July 15, 2020.

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Subtitles and closed captioning provided). (3.26 minutes)

To learn more, check out Parts II, III, & IV as well.

Answer the questions in this exercise and focus as you will see them again and again in the law.

QUESTIONS TO ANSWER

Question 1

Before any court can resolve a dispute between individuals, it must have the basic power or authority to hear the dispute and to render a decision. This is a question of _____

Question 2

___________jurisdiction refers to the power of the court to resolve the kind of dispute in question.

Question 3____________ jurisdiction refers to the sole power or authority to act in a certain situation?

Question 4

What jurisdiction describes situations where more than one entity has the power to regulate or act? ____________

Question 5

________ refers to the proper geographical location for the correct court in which to file an action_

Question 6

The Court of _____ jurisdiction is the court that has the authority and power to first hear a case, also is the court where the trial takes place.

Question 7

The Supreme Court and the appellate courts are primarily courts of ___________ jurisdiction because they review what happened at the trial level courts where civil litigation begins.

Question 8

For jurisdiction to be based on diversity of citizenship, if the lawsuit is for money damages, the amount in controversy must exceed $____

Question 9

Supplemental jurisdiction is also known as ____________ jurisdiction.

Question 10

Before a court can obligate a defendant to pay money or affect other rights that a defendant has, the court must have ____________ jurisdiction over the defendant.

Question 11

If the defendant is not a resident of the state in which the action is filed, the defendant must have sufficient ____________ with the state.

Question 12

The federal courts have limited subject matter jurisdiction and can only hear cases when a federal question is involved, when the United States is a party, or when __________exists.

Question 13

What type of jurisdiction is jurisdiction over property that is the subject of the lawsuit?

Select one:

a. Subject matter jurisdiction

b. Personal jurisdiction

c. Diversity jurisdiction

d. In rem jurisdiction

Question 14

If a court lacks personal jurisdiction, it can still hear a case if it has:

Select one:

a. exclusive jurisdiction.

b. in rem jurisdiction.

c. pendant jurisdiction.

d. venue.

e. original jurisdiction.

Question 15 Did this exercise/quiz on Jurisdiction help you better understand this important concept? How can it be improved?