Gvpt331 final - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

GVPT331 Final UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers bench trial vs. jury trial - Correct Answer- -bench trial: evidence presented to a judge -jury trial: evidence presented to a panel of citizens Erie Doctrine - Correct Answer- the federal district court sitting in a diversity case hears and resolves the case according to the law of the state in which it sits- bound by the statutes of the state in which it sits - bars the federal and state courts from reaching different decisions