The authority of Mauryan kings was a. curtailed by an institutionalized bureaucracy of powerful governors and ministers. b. limited by the practical aspects of administering a numerous independent city states. c. unlimited by law or custom. d. diminished by the onset of the Black Death. e. established by Alexander the Great.

Arthur met rottweiler breeders lynda and george at a dog show in rhode island. the couple, who reside in new york state, later sold several rottweiler dogs to arthur who lived in rhode island. arthur later sued lynda and george, claiming that the dogs were sick and infirm. he filed a complaint in rhode island courts, claiming that even though the dogs were sold in new york, the breeders had attended the dog show and advertised in the rottweiler newsletter which was distributed at the event in rhode island. based on the facts, do you think rhode island courts have personal jurisdiction in this case?