In One State, the Civil Court Settles a Dispute Concerning

question 17

Multiple Choice

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

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