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1. Original jurisdiction means power to:

a. revise or correct proceedings by a lower court

b. accept a lawsuit, try it, and pass judgment

c. remove a lawsuit from a court to arbitration

d. appoint special prosecutors to investigate a case of alleged abuse

e. legally create disputes

2. When expert testimony is critical to a case, but is excluded as unreliable, there is a right to a new trial with a new, credible witness.

a. true

b. false

3. A motion for a directed verdict is when parties:

a. ask the judge to issue a favorable verdict that makes jury deliberation unnecessary

b. ask the judge to retry the trial

c. ask the jury to make a favorable decision

d. ask the jury to refuse to come to a verdict

4. Compensatory, punitive and nominal are all categories of:

a. monetary damage awards

b. equitable remedies

c. torts

d. bankruptcy

1.A 2.B 3.C 4.A