Political Science Questions

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Roger and Larry are having a dispute regarding their joint business. They want to have a binding resolution to their dispute, but they would prefer to have the dispute handled privately and by someone with special expertise. The best form of dispute resolution for their problem would be: a. mediation. b. a summary jury trial. c. arbitration. d. litigation.

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Lexy, an attorney, has a case that was recently heard by the United States Court of Appeals. She would like to have the United States Supreme Court hear the case. One way by which the U.S. Supreme Court may review the case is by: a. en banc appeal. b. writ of certiorari. c. long-arm statute. d. forum non conveniens.

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rny and Brent are both residents of Indiana, but they have a dispute regarding some land located in Kentucky. Able files a lawsuit in Kentucky regarding the land and Baker objects, claiming the Kentucky courts have no jurisdiction. In this case: a. the Kentucky courts have in rem jurisdiction to adjudicate the claim regarding the property. b. the Indiana federal district court can hear the case based on diversity of citizenship. c. only the Indiana courts can hear the case. d. the Kentucky federal district court can hear the case based upon diversity of citizenship.

Taylor is called for jury duty. However, the defendant's attorney decides to have him removed from the jury pool because he wants the jury to be comprised of predominantly African Americans. In this case: a. the defense attorney's use of the peremptory challenge to exclude Taylor from the jury could be successfully contested and disallowed because it is unconstitutional. b. a judge may not invade the privacy of an attorney's theory of a case as manifested in peremptory challenges. c. the attorney will succeed in keeping Taylor off the jury because his defendant is an African American. The attorney may use his unlimited number of challenges for cause because of the potential for racial discrimination on the part of Taylor. d. the defendant's attorney will succeed in keeping Taylor off the jury because he has a limited number of peremptory challenges for which no cause is required to disqualify a juror

Hannah was awarded $5 million in damages in a malpractice case against Batlock, the lawyer. The lawyer's attorney filed a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The motion may be granted if: a. the trial was unfair. b. the evidence is so clear that reasonable people could not differ as to the outcome of the case. c. the damages are excessive. d. an appeal would be denied.

Peter sued Diana for damages arising out of a personal injury action. The case was tried before a jury, but during trial, Peter attempted to admit a certain piece of evidence that was harmful to Diana's case. The trial judge, however, denied the admission of Peter's evidence. If Peter seeks to review the trial court's decision on the admissibility of the evidence, he should: a. move to dismiss the case. b. make an offer of proof. c. file a directed verdict. d. conduct direct examination of the evidence.

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Sharon is called for jury duty and is selected for possible service on a jury. However, when the defendant's attorney sees her, he learns that she is from a farm family. Both the defendant and the defendant's attorney dislike farmers, so they strike her name from the jury. In this case: a. this is not a valid challenge. b. this is a valid challenge for cause. c. the plaintiff's attorney can have Sharon serve by making an offer of proof to the judge. d. this is a valid peremptory challenge.

Donald has mounting debt and wants to file for bankruptcy. Where can he file his bankruptcy action to commence the proceedings? a. state district court. b. state supreme court. c. state appellate court. d. federal bankruptcy court.

Bruno sued Cap Records, Inc. in federal district court in California, but lost his case. If Bruno elects to appeal his case to the U.S. Court of Appeals, which circuit court would hear Bruno's appeal? a. Tenth Circuit. b. Fifth Circuit. c. First Circuit. d. Ninth Circuit.

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Matt, a resident of Indiana, while driving on the freeway, hits Bob, a resident of West Virginia, and totally destroys Bob's brand new vehicle. Bob may bring suit in federal district court: a. because of federal question jurisdiction. b. if the amount in controversy is over $75,000. c. because there is always federal jurisdiction if there is diversity of citizenship. d. if the accident occurred outside of Indiana or West Virginia.

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