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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The rule requiring that the original document be produced at trial.






2. The requirement that relief be sought from an administrative agency before proceeding to court.






3. Consists of the description of events that a witness testifies to under oath in a legal proceeding.






4. A reason for invalidating a statute where a reasonable person could not determine a statute's meaning.






5. A set charge for a specific service - such as drafting a simple will.






6. A system of government in which the authority to govern is split between a single - nationwide central government and several regional governments that control specific geographical areas.






7. A witness who has not been shown to have any special expertise.






8. Information that can be presented in a court of law as proof of some fact.






9. The chronological publication of statutes at the end of a legislative session.






10. All property that is not real property.






11. Consists of records - contracts - leases - wills - and other written instruments.






12. Written questions sent by one side to the opposing side - answered under oath.






13. A decision is reversed when an appellate court overturns or negates the decision of a lower court.






14. A computerized database that contains the full text of documents - such as court opinions or depositions.






15. An act by a landlord that makes the premises unfit or unsuitable for occupancy.






16. In a case brief - the rule of law applied to the case's specific facts.






17. A judgment that reverses the verdict of the jury when the verdict had no reasonable factual support or was contrary to law.






18. Fairness; a court's power to do justice. Equity powers allow judges to take action when otherwise the law would limit their decisions to monetary awards. Equity powers include a judge's ability to issue an injunction and to order specific performance






19. To perform.






20. In a lawsuit the person who is sued; in a criminal case the person who is being charged with a crime.






21. Liability without a showing of fault.






22. A summary of a court opinion that appears at the beginning of the case.






23. The result reached in a particular case.






24. When the defendant does not have sufficient money or other assets to pay the judgment.






25. The law itself - such as statutes and court opinions.






26. An intentional act that creates a harmful or offensive physical contact.






27. How subsequent cases have affected the case you are Shepardizing. It is sometimes indicated by a one-letter abbreviation before the Shepard's citation.






28. Cases that involve similar facts and rules of law.






29. Court decisions from a higher court in the same jurisdiction.






30. A decision is overruled when a court in a later case changes the law so that its prior decision is no longer good law.






31. Being informed of some act done or about to be done.






32. A court opinion that establishes new law in an important area.






33. A court order that a person who is not a party to the litigation appear at a trial or deposition and bring requested documents.






34. A grand jury's written accusation that a given individual has committed a crime.






35. Occurs when the police restrain a person's freedom and charge the person with a crime.






36. The party in a case against whom an appeal has been filed.






37. A question that suggests the answer; generally - leading questions may not be asked during direct examination of a witness.






38. A tort committed by one who intends to do the act that creates the harm.






39. Law that creates rights and duties.






40. The status of being formally recognized by a nongovernmental organization for having met special criteria - such as fulfilling educational requirements and passing an exam - established by that organization.






41. A form in which statutes are published; they are printed individually at the time they are first enacted.






42. In a case brief - the court's answer to the issue presented to it; the new legal principle established by a court opinion.






43. The person who is being asked questions at a deposition.






44. A statute that changes the common law.






45. A meeting of the attorneys and the judge prior to the beginning of the trial.






46. A decision is reversed when the litigants appeal the trial court decision and the higher court disagrees with the decision of a lower court.






47. An opinion that agrees with the majority's result but disagrees with the reasoning.






48. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.






49. A criminal proceeding at which the court informs the defendant of the charges being brought against him or her and the defendant enters a plea.






50. The authority of a court to hear a case when it is initiated - as opposed to appellate jurisdiction.







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