Cross 9e TBB Ch02
Chapter 2
The Court System
N.B.: TYPE indicates that a question is new, modified, or unchanged, as follows.
N A question new to this edition of the Test Bank.
+ A question modified from the previous edition of the Test Bank.
= A question included in the previous edition of the Test Bank.
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
1. Laws would be meaningless without the courts to interpret and apply them.
ANSWER: T PAGES: Section 1 TYPE: + BUSPROG: Analytic AICPA: BB-Legal
2. The federal courts are superior to the state courts.
ANSWER: F PAGES: Section 1 TYPE: N BUSPROG: Analytic AICPA: BB-Legal
3. Under the authority of a long arm statute, a court can exercise personal jurisdiction over certain out-of-state defendants.
ANSWER: t PAGES: Section 2 TYPE: + BUSPROG: Analytic AICPA: BB-Legal
4. A court can exercise jurisdiction over property that is located within its boundaries.
ANSWER: F PAGES: Section 2 TYPE: + BUSPROG: Analytic AICPA: BB-Legal
5. Because corporations are not considered legal persons, courts use different principles to determine whether it is fair to exercise jurisdiction over a corporation.
ANSWER: F PAGES: Section 2 TYPE: N BUSPROG: Analytic AICPA: BB-Legal
6. The minimum-contacts requirement is usually met if a corporation advertises or sells its products within a state.
ANSWER: T PAGES: Section 2 TYPE: N BUSPROG: Reflective AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
7. For purposes of diversity of citizenship, a corporation is a citizen only of the state in which its principal place of business is located.
ANSWER: F PAGES: Section 2 TYPE: N BUSPROG: Analytic AICPA: BB-Legal
8. To have standing to sue, a party must have complaining sufficient stake in a matter to justify seeking relief through the court system.
ANSWER: T PAGES: Section 2 TYPE: + BUSPROG: Analytic AICPA: BB-Legal
9. U.S. district courts have concurrent jurisdiction with state courts in matters involving federal questions.
answer: F PAGES: Section
The Court System
N.B.: TYPE indicates that a question is new, modified, or unchanged, as follows.
N A question new to this edition of the Test Bank.
+ A question modified from the previous edition of the Test Bank.
= A question included in the previous edition of the Test Bank.
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
1. Laws would be meaningless without the courts to interpret and apply them.
ANSWER: T PAGES: Section 1 TYPE: + BUSPROG: Analytic AICPA: BB-Legal
2. The federal courts are superior to the state courts.
ANSWER: F PAGES: Section 1 TYPE: N BUSPROG: Analytic AICPA: BB-Legal
3. Under the authority of a long arm statute, a court can exercise personal jurisdiction over certain out-of-state defendants.
ANSWER: t PAGES: Section 2 TYPE: + BUSPROG: Analytic AICPA: BB-Legal
4. A court can exercise jurisdiction over property that is located within its boundaries.
ANSWER: F PAGES: Section 2 TYPE: + BUSPROG: Analytic AICPA: BB-Legal
5. Because corporations are not considered legal persons, courts use different principles to determine whether it is fair to exercise jurisdiction over a corporation.
ANSWER: F PAGES: Section 2 TYPE: N BUSPROG: Analytic AICPA: BB-Legal
6. The minimum-contacts requirement is usually met if a corporation advertises or sells its products within a state.
ANSWER: T PAGES: Section 2 TYPE: N BUSPROG: Reflective AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking
7. For purposes of diversity of citizenship, a corporation is a citizen only of the state in which its principal place of business is located.
ANSWER: F PAGES: Section 2 TYPE: N BUSPROG: Analytic AICPA: BB-Legal
8. To have standing to sue, a party must have complaining sufficient stake in a matter to justify seeking relief through the court system.
ANSWER: T PAGES: Section 2 TYPE: + BUSPROG: Analytic AICPA: BB-Legal
9. U.S. district courts have concurrent jurisdiction with state courts in matters involving federal questions.
answer: F PAGES: Section