True/False 1. Federal Courts are code pleading jurisdictions? 2. The federal courts use electronic filing? 3. Code pleading is sometimes referred to as "fact pleading"? 4. The government can never be a party to a civil lawsuit because of sovereign immunity? 5. You can discuss the facts of any case with your significant other, or friends as long as you do not disclose the parties actual name? 6. Both Minnesota and Federal rules require a reasonable investigation into facts that justify a claim? 7. Failure to properly investigate can result in sanctions? 8. The most serious crime in Minnesota is a gross misdemeanor? 9. Juries are asked to make a finding of guilt or innocence? 10. A person is entitled to a jury of 12 in every criminal case in Minnesota regardless of the charge? 11. When a party is asked to produce privileged or secret information they may seek a protective order to prevent having to disclose? 12. A motion in limine is used to ask the court to rule on the inclusion or exclusion of evidence? 13. One is entitled to make a request for a speedy trial in Federal Court but not State Court? 14. The Grand Jury will make a finding of guilt after hearing all the evidence? 15. Bail is a method of punishing a wrongdoer. 16. If federal courts have jurisdiction over a matter, you can only file in federal courts? 17. Probable cause and reasonable articulable grounds are the same? 18. If a complaint is dismissed without prejudice the matter cannot be filed again? 19. In most civil cases neither party will use or employ the services of an expert witness? 20. In the U.S. in a criminal case the trier of fact will find the defendant guilty or innocent?

Short Answer 21. The Statute that prescribes the time period in which an action must be commenced or it is barred is called:

22. The formal pleading that commences an action is called the? 23. Minnesota is a ____________________ pleading state, meaning the causes of action are stated in general terms. 24. The document served with a complaint advising one to respond is called? 25. Physical evidence is either, real or, ____________________ and ____________________ 26. The burden of proof in a civil case is? 27. The burden of proof in a criminal case is? 28. The "plaintiff in a criminal case is? 29. List four of the six methods of discovery in a civil case: 1) 2) 3) 4) 30. In Minnesota motions are classified as either ____________________, which ends either part or all of the case or all other motions are ____________________. 31. In a trial who are the trier's of fact? ____________________or____________________. 32. What is the ethical duty of a prosecutor? 33. Set forth four exceptions to getting a warrant under the Fourth Amendment? 1) 2) 3) 4) 34. The formal charge of the Grand Jury is an ____________________. 35. Jury verdicts in a criminal case must be? 36. The three classifications of crime in Minnesota are: 1) 2) 3) 37. If one or more jurors in a criminal case do not vote for conviction (guilty finding) it results in a ____________________ jury. 38. The process of questioning prospective jurors is called? 39. The Constitutional provision that states no person may be tried twice for the same crime is: 40. The formal response to a complaint in a civil case is called the:

41. In a criminal case the negotiations between the prosecution and defense to resolve the matter is called a:

42. A motion where the court considers the facts in the most favorable light to the nonmoving party and rules that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law is: 43. Formal questioning of a witness under oath before a court reporter is called a: 44. Which party carries the burden of proof in a civil case? 45. The common law test used to determine whether a party had the mental qualities to commit a crime and knew the difference between right and wrong is: