Trial courts are courts of __________ jurisdiction, meaning they receive cases first, consider the available evidence, and make the initial decision

The Constitution prohibits states from signing treaties with foreign countries and from participating in interstate compacts with other states

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

In one state, the civil court settles a dispute concerning assets in the estate of a deceased person. The one who loses the case in civil court cannot go into another state and have that state’s civil court revisit the case. This is an example of

a. the power of Congress to intervene and settle disputes between states. b. the difference between the criminal and civil court systems. c. the inability of the federal government to properly intervene in civil disagreements between states. d. the practical application of the full faith and credit clause of the U.S. Constitution. e. a breakdown in the civil court system in this nation.