Adispute over a contract between two people in the same city would most likely be heard first in?

I believe the answer is:  state trial court

A state trial court can hear all the cases that occurs within the jurisdiction of the states (even in different cities, as long as they are located within the same state borders). Exception might occurs if the higher level state directly asked to hand over the case. In that case, the state trial court would be forced to oblige.

yes

explanation:

why

when studying cause and effect, historians usually group the causes into different categories. for example, cultural causes reflect how a society’s literature and art convey the way the society saw itself in relation to the rest of the world. another resource that historians use to understand society is pop culture, which tells them the trends and ideas that are preferred by the common people. when studying cause and effect, it’s important to remember multiple causation, or the idea that an effect could have several causes and vice versa.  

the correct option is “cultural causes” since art and literature are related to the culture of a place. culture is determined by literature, art, music.

the correct option is “pop culture” since it reflects the likes and ideas of common people whereas the rest of the options do not focus on common people.  

the correct option is “multiple causation” since it refers to the idea that events are caused by multiple reasons, not just a single one.