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LGS 200 Chapter 3 WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
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the process by which a court decides on the constitutionally of legislative
judicial review
enactments and actions of the executive branch
jurisdiction the authority of a court to hear and decide a specific case
a state statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over non-resident
long arm statute defendants. a defendant must have certain "minimum contacts" w/ that state for the
statute to apply
a state court of limited jurisdiction that conducts proceedings relating to the
probate corts
settlement of a deceased person's estate
a federal court of limited jurisdiction that handles only bankruptcy proceedings,
bankruptcy courts
which are governed by federal bankruptcy law
a question that pertains to the US constitution, acts of congress, or treaties. a federal
federal question
question provides a basis for federal jurisdiction
under article III, section 2, of the US constitution, a basis for federal district court
jurisdiction over a lawsuit between...
-citizens of diff states
diversity of citizenship -a foreign country & citizens of diff state
-citizens of a state & foreign country
the amount in controversy must be more than $75,000 before a federal district court
can take jurisdiction in such cases
jurisdiction that exists when two different courts have the power to hear a case. for
concurrent
example, some cases can be heard in a federal or state court
jurisdiction that exists when a case can be heard only in a particular court or type of
exclusice
court
the list of cases entered on a court's calendar and thus scheduled to be heard by the
docket
court
the geographic district in which a legal action is tried and from which the jury is
venue
selected
the requirement that an individual must have a sufficient stake in a controversy
standing to sue before he or she can bring a lawsuit. the plaintiff must demonstrate that he or she
has been either injured or threatened w/ injury
a controversy that is not hypothetical or academic but real and substantial; a
justiciable controversy
requirement that must be satisfied before a court will hear a case
a special court in which parties may litigate small claims ($5k or less); attorneys are
small claims court not required in small claims courts, and in some states, are not allowed to represent
the parties
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