Chapter 3 - Courts, Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Question 1

______ jurisdiction is the power to hear and decide cases when they first enter the legal system.

Answer 1

Original

Question 1

______ jurisdiction is a court’s power to render a decision affecting the rights of the specific persons before the court.

Answer 1

in personam

Question 2

Which of the following is part of the court structure of the United States legal system?

Answer 2

state court system

Question 3

In the federal court system, the courts of ______ jurisdiction are the United States district courts.

Answer 3

original

Question 4

In state court systems, most cases begin in a trial court of general jurisdiction. Most states refer to these courts as courts of ______ pleas or ______ courts.

Answer 4

common, county