Purdue LS185 Unit 2 Quiz Latest 2019 April

LS185 Introduction to American Jurisprudence

Unit 2 Quiz

Question 1 Who determines the boundaries for the circuit court of appeals?

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 Congress

 Individual state’s executive branch

 Individual state’s judicial branch

 U.S. courts of appeals

Question 2

Which of the following responses is not a reason for the limited number of published trial court opinions?

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 Cost-effectiveness

 Lack of customers to purchase the publications

 Limited value of trial opinions

 Frequency of overturned opinions

Question 3 What is the first step in preparing a case brief?

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 Identify key issues.

 Identify key facts.

 Identify similar cases.

 Identify similar verdicts.

Question 4 Originally, the U.S. Constitution provided for which of the following?

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Thirteen colonial courts

Military courts

A single federal court

Courts to be created by each of the states and overseen by the Congress

Question 5 The specific elements of a judicial opinion are often written in which format?

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 Bullet format

 Detailed format

 Key issue format

 Narrative format

Question 6 When there are no judicial precedents, a judge must create one. This is known as what?

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 Administrative law

 Delegated law

 Common law

 Original law

Question 7 The Supreme Court most commonly employs what type of jurisdiction?

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 State jurisdiction

 Appellate jurisdiction

 Pendent jurisdiction

 U.S. district court jurisdiction

Question 8 Judicial opinions from a single court are published in what manner?

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 Annually

 Topically

 Sequentially

 Chronologically

Question 9 What is the general function of the appellate court in all cases?

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 Determine if a statute was constitutional.

 Determine if a statute was applicable in a particular case.

 Determine if a law was in violation of a federal statute.

 Determine if law was applied properly and fairly.

Question 10 Which court has the general authority to change the trial court’s verdict on review?

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 Appellate court

 Municipal court

 Federal district court

 Judicial court