Basics

Question 1

What are the four legal requirements to get into federal court?

Answer 1

1) Subject Matter Jurisdiction
2) Personal Jurisdiction
3) Notice
4) Venue

Question 2

What is Quasi-Legislative Law?

Answer 2

A law created by the executive through administrative and regulative areas.

Question 3

What is Quasi-Adjudicatory Law?

Answer 3

Laws made through agency court cases

Question 4

Where does due process come from?

Answer 4

A combination of the 5th and 14th amendments, plus the interpretations of the Supreme Court.

Question 5

Define: Concurrent Jurisdiction

Answer 5

The case can be heard by multiple courts in multiple different jurisdictions

Question 6

The Supreme Court will have the power to all cases arising under…

Answer 6

1) The Constitution
2) Laws of the United States
3) Treaties

Question 7

The Supreme Court will have the power to all cases affecting…

Answer 7

1) Ambassadors
2) Public Ministers and Consuls
3) Admiralty and Maritime

Question 8

The Supreme Court will have the power to hear controversies where…

Answer 8

a) Where the U.S. is a party
b) 2 or more states
c) Between citizens of two different states
d) A state and a citizen from another state
e) Between citizens of same state claiming lands
f) Between citizens of Us and foreign states citizens, or subjects.

Question 9

When can a federal court review a state court decision?

Answer 9

1) When it is a federal issue being covered by the state court system.
2) When the highest state court has ruled on the issue.