Author Question: In the context of federal court jurisdiction, which of the following is one of the criteria that ... (Read 30 times)

fagboi · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

In the context of federal court jurisdiction, which of the following is one of the criteria that qualify a case as a diversity of citizenship case?

A) The parties in the lawsuit must live in different states.
B) The parties must have standing to sue.
C) The accusation against the defendant must be of a criminal nature.
D) The amount in controversy must be more than 14,000.
E) The parties in the lawsuit must have been residents of the United States for at least three years.

Question 2

The opinion that receives the support of the largest number of justices, but does not command a majority of the Court, is referred to as a(n) _____.

A) majority opinion
B) plurality opinion
C) sanctioned opinion
D) anteceding opinion
E) certiorari opinion