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WorksheetsBusiness Law - Dispute Resolution
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
An independent third party that may be able to help two disputing parties reach a solution.
arbitrator
mediator
attorney
negotiator
The person that listens to arguments and makes a decision for the disputing parties.
mediator
arbitrator
lawyer
negotiator
Officers of the court who carry out judgments in state court systems.
litigators
marshals
sheriffs
judges
Officers of the court that carry out judgments in federal court systems.
sheriffs
marshalls
lawyers
judges
Governmental forums that administer justice under the law.
referendum
litigator
briefs
courts
To resolve a dispute in court means to
regulate
litigate
mediate
negotiate
A verbatim record written during a trial.
brief
recording
transcript
document
The decisions of lower courts (trial courts) may be reviewed by who to decide if a new trial is warranted.
appellate courts
sheriffs
juries
marshalls
The first court to hear a dispute has
original jurisdiction over the case
primary jurisdiction over the case
general jurisdiction over the case
special jurisdiction over the case
Courts....
only listen to lawyers
hear witnesses at the appellate court
decide questions of fact at the trial level
can re-examine a case at the trial level after a decision has been made
Appellate courts review of trial court decisions is normally confined to matter of the law.
True
False
When an appellate court sends a case back down to a trial court for a new trial, the case has been
affirmed
reversed
remanded
opened
There is no difference between mediation and arbitration.
true
false
The way to resolve a dispute without going to court is to
mediate
negotiate
arbitrate
all of the answers
A trial court has what type of jurisdiction?
general
original
special
appellate
When an appellate court decides to keep the decision of the lower court in effect, it has
affirmed the decision
rescinded the decision
remanded the decision
reversed the decision
