Deck 11: Trial Courts: How Civil Cases End

Question 1

What are two aspects of the civil legal system illustrated by Rodriguez v.Firestone (2001)?

Answer 1

no answer

Question 2

Why are most civil lawsuits settled before trial?

Answer 2

no answer

Question 3

Which statement best describes the similarities and differences between civil procedure and criminal procedure?

A)criminal procedure is more extensive than civil procedure
B)civil procedure has a significant constitutional basis
C)civil procedure is more extensive than criminal procedure
D)the burden of proof is higher in civil cases than in criminal
E)the rules of civil procedure are similar to the rules of criminal procedure

Answer 3

C

Question 4

No-fault divorce systems require irreconcilable differences.

Question 5

Defendants in tort cases are usually large insurance companies.

Question 6

Explain how social media has transformed the field of divorce law.

Question 7

Best results negotiations refers to:

A)choosing the best lawyer
B)achieving the highest number of motions
C)obtaining the most money for the client
D)getting the best bargain on lawyer fees

Question 8

If a defendant refuses to provide an answer the judge in the case may issue a:

A)restraining order
B)lively judgment
C)default judgment
C)certain judgment

Question 9

Less than 20% of civil cases are disposed of through a settlement.

Question 10

How are divorce cases and divorce law different from most other civil cases?

Question 11

Most federal court cases are disposed of by trial

Question 12

Why does political science describe the litigants in civil cases as "winners and losers"?

Question 13

In Bleak House, Charles Dickens provides a strong attack on the English legal system.Many of these problems were associated with the system being:

A)loose and flexible
B)rigid and formal
C)focused on pretrial conference
D)too concerned about sentencing

Question 14

Explain the primary steps in a civil lawsuit.

Question 15

A complaint includes a:

A)description of the courts' jurisdiction
B)statement of the facts
C)cause of action
D)remedy
E)all of the above

Question 16

The process of making formal written statements about each side of a civil case is known as:

A)discovery
B)motions
C)pleadings
D)pretrial

Question 17

The purpose of civil procedure in the just and efficient resolution of disputes.

Question 18

A summons is an informal notice that you been named in a lawsuit.

Question 19

A court order compelling a person to appear in court is termed a:

A)voir dire
B)subpoena
C)injunction
D)brief