QUESTION 30

The highest court in New York State is:

	a.	The New York StateSupreme Court
	b.	The New York State Court of Appeals
	c.	The Appellate Divison
	d.	District Court

2 points

QUESTION 31

Judge Judy is deciding a case on child custody in Supreme Court. The mother is seeking child support and the facts of her case are similar to a previous case called Davis v. Davis. Judge Judy relies on the Davis case in her decision in the current case. This is called:

	a.	Relying on a Writ of Certiorari
	b.	Relying on Common Sense
	c.	Relying on Specific Performance
	d.	Relying on Legal Precedent

2 points

QUESTION 32

Deborah is a resident of Brooklyn. She wants to sue John a resident of Nassau for a car accident case in Brooklyn. She would bring the case in:

	a.	New York State Court of Claims
	b.	New York Surrogate's Court
	c.	Kings County Supreme Court
	d.	Richmond County Supreme Court

QUESTION 33

Under the supremacy clause,a valid federal statute or regulation will preempt a conflicting state or local law or regulation on the same general subject.

True

False

2 points

QUESTION 34

In a car accident case the lawyer for the defendant wants to ask questions of a witness before the trial in person in front of his lawyer and a court reporter.

	a.	Interrogatories
	b.	An examination before trial or a deposition
	c.	Stare Decisis
	d.	A pretrial conference

2 points

QUESTION 35

The First Amendment protects commercial speech more extensively than political speech.

True

False