UNIVERSITY OF IOWA- INTRO TO LAW MIDTERM ACTUAL

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA- INTRO TO LAW MIDTERM (ACTUAL

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The United States Constitution is the basis for all law in the United States. (T/F) TRUE

A state statute only applies to activities within the state's boundaries.(T/F) FALSE

"Common law" is another name for "common sense natural law" (T/F) FALSE

A company may be sued in the state in which it is incorporated, the state in which its principal (main) office is located or in a state in which the company is found to be doing business- that is the state where it is advertising and selling its products or services. (T/F) TRUE

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The United States Supreme Court is the only court that can change U.S. Supreme Court case law.

In the case of Kasky v. Nike Corp., (2002), the California Supreme Court decided that Nike's letters to customers, newspaper advertisements and press releases decribing the working conditions of the factories that manufactured Nike shoes and apparel were a form of political ('non-commercial") speech that was protected by both the California and United States Constitutions. (T/F) FALSE

The United States constitution created a "federal" form of government in which the national government and states share power. Powers that are not specifically given to the federal government by the Constitution are reserved or given to the states by the 10th amendment to the United States Constitution. (T/F) TRUE

Whether or not evidence can be introduced in court during a trial is an example of procedural law. (T/F) TRUE

When disagreements occur for which there is no governing state statue, the parties involved must resort to negotiation. (T/F)

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Concurrent jurisdiction occurs when both a state court and federal court have jurisdiction over a civil lawsuit. (T/F) TRUE

Case law helps to create a greater sense of predictability in transacting business by helping to define ambiguous terms in statutory laws.(T/F) TRUE

For diversity of citizenship purposes, a corporation is considered to be a citizen of its state of incorporation and the state in which it maintain sits principal place of business. (T/F) TRUE

A lawyer generally has a limited number of challenges "for cause" to use during their voir dire process of selecting a jury for a lawsuit.(T/F) FALSE

If a plaintiff loses her case in trial court, she has the right to appeal the case. In the appellate court, she will be able to present her entire case

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