Author Question: A plaintiff files suit in state court. The defendant wants the case tried in federal court. Both ... (Read 145 times)

RODY.ELKHALIL · **on:** Jun 24, 2018

A plaintiff files suit in state court. The defendant wants the case tried in federal court. Both courts can properly hear the case. If the case goes to federal court it is based on:
a. exclusive jurisdiction
b. simultaneous jurisdiction c. alternate jurisdiction
d. right of removal
e. none of the other choices are correct

Question 2

State courts often have jurisdiction to hear federal question cases. An exception to this rule exists when the:
a. Supreme Court determines that the state courts are not capable of handling the complexity of a particular federal question
b. state court has a history of deciding federal questions cases against the government c. Congress declares that states do not have jurisdiction over a specific federal law
d. the President has assumed control over an area of law
e. United Nations has held that the courts of any nation do not have jurisdiction