Civil_Lit_Law203_Unit1_Assig.pdf - LAW203 – Civil...

Due Date: Sunday by 11:59pm at the end of Unit 1.
Points: 100 points
Overview:
For this assignment, you will be writing brief, 100 word responses for three given
topics.
Instructions:
1. For the term jurisdiction, please format your answer as follows:
a. Definition (quote from the Textbook, with page number, OR quote from
another permitted source – ie. An online law dictionary, with proper source
citation)
b. Explain in your own words
c. Example (either your own, OR one that is in the Text, OR one that is in
another permitted source, with proper source citation)
2. Choose any 2 articles or websites from this Unit and explain what you learned
from visiting them.
3. Analyze whether the plaintiff in the following scenarios could bring a suit in state
and/or federal court. Federal trial level courts are U.S. District Courts. Specify
which state and/or federal court the plaintiff can file a lawsuit in (i.e., Conn. State
Court, Maine State Court, U.S. District Court in Conn., and/or U.S. District Court