1. Which of the following can be filed by the defendant of a lawsuit?
A) Injunction
B) Reply
C) Complaint
D) Answer
2. In which of the following cases is a default judgement entered?
A) A defendant admits all the allegations in the complaint.
B) A defendant does not file a written response to a plaintiff's complaint.
C) The court believves that the lawsuit can be settled before/without trial.
D) There is insufficient evidence to resolve the dispute.
3. Rita Fuller and Robert Morgan are contending parties to a lawsuit involving the division of their inheritance from their grandmother.They wish to settle their case out of court. Rita and Robert engage in discussions and bargaining with the presence of their attorneys and finally conclude that Robert keeps 60 percent of the inheritance while Rita gets the remainder. In this scenario, the___________ method of alternative dispute resolution is used.
A) Arbitration
B) Negotiation
C) Mini-trial
D) mediation
4. Which of the following statements is true of the plaintiff's case?
A) Documents and other evidence have to be introduced before the first witness is subject to direct examination.
B) The plaintiff's attorney examines the witness during cross-examination.
C) The defendant's attorney examines the witnesses during re-direct examination.
D) The defendant's attorney can ask questions oraly about the subjects that were brought up during the direct examination.
5. Altonvista Inc, a company based in California, is sued by a plaintiff from the state of texas. Which of the following statements would apply to this situation?
A) If the plaintiff chooses to bring the case to the California federal court, it would stay in the federal court.
B) If the plaintiff decides to bring the case to the California federal court, Altonvista Inc can have the case moved to a California state court.
C) The case can only be heard in a California state court as the matter is not subject to federal court jurisdiction
D) The case must be heard in the California federal court as this is a subject matter in which federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.
6. In which of the following cases do federal and state courts have concurrent jurisdiction?
A) Patent cases
B) Diversity of citizenship
C) Antitrust cases
D) Bankruptcy cases