Questions relating to what happened: who, what, when, where, and how are called?

Questions relating to what happened: who, what, when, where, and how are called?

• A. Questions of fact
• B. Jurisdiction
• C. Procedural law
• D. Questions of law

Answer: (A)

This tests the idea that determining what actually happened—who did what, when, where, and how—is a matter of fact. These questions are about the events and their details, and they are resolved by evaluating evidence presented at trial, with the trier of fact (a jury or the judge in a bench trial) deciding which facts are most credible and true. Questions of law, on the other hand, involve applying legal rules to those facts—things like how a contract is interpreted, whether a piece of evidence is admissible, or what standard of care applies. Jurisdiction concerns a court’s authority to hear a case, and procedural law deals with the process of the case.

This tests the idea that determining what actually happened—who did what, when, where, and how—is a matter of fact. These questions are about the events and their details, and they are resolved by evaluating evidence presented at trial, with the trier of fact (a jury or the judge in a bench trial) deciding which facts are most credible and true.

Questions of law, on the other hand, involve applying legal rules to those facts—things like how a contract is interpreted, whether a piece of evidence is admissible, or what standard of care applies. Jurisdiction concerns a court’s authority to hear a case, and procedural law deals with the process of the case.