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1. Maureen lives in Washington State. She went to California on a vacation, and went to a movie theater with a friend while she was there. She was injured due to the movie theater's negligence in not maintaining properly a carpeted stairway inside the theater. California is the state of incorporation and principal place of business for the owner of the business (George W. Bush Enterprise, Inc.). For this discussion consider George W. Bush Enterprises, Inc. a person.

Maureens injuries amount to about $80,000 in lost wages and medical bills (not counting pain and suffering). Maureen should be able to have her case against George W. Bush Enterprises, Inc., decided in a US District Court, based on complete diversity of citizenship. T or F

2. In order for a trial court to hear a criminal case the court must have subject matter jurisdiction and the legal authority to require the defendant to stand trial? T of F

3.The legal term for the questioning of potential jurors, to try to determine if they will be impartial toward each of the parties to a lawsuit is:

a. Interrogatories

b. Oral arguments

c. Precedent

d. Certiorari

e. Voir dire

4. Discovery in a civil trial includes the use of interrogatories and requests for production? T or F

5. A lawyer may waive his/her attorney-client privilege? T or F

6. The "burden of proof" in a criminal case rests on the government to show that a defendant is guilty. If the government cannot prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt then the jury must determine that defendant is not guilty. T or F

7.

The Washington State Supreme Court (the highest court in the Washington state system) makes a decision based on the facts of a particular case. Lower state courts that are within the State of Washington must follow the legal rule laid down by that high court. This is the concept known as:

a. President

b. Precedent

c. Prescient

d. Presentence

e. Presence

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