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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A national voluntary organization of lawyers.






2. The rule that in order to claim self-defense there must have been no possibility of retreat.






3. A lawsuit brought by a person as a representative for a group of people who have been similarly injured.






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






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






6. Something of value exchanged to form the basis of a contract.






7. Evidence that suggests the defendant's guilt.






8. The party in a lawsuit against whom an appeal has been filed.






9. Ownership by two or more persons who have equal rights in the use of the property. When a joint tenant dies - that person's share passes to the other joint tenant(s).






10. A request that the court order a rehearing of a lawsuit because irregularities - such as errors of the court or jury misconduct - make it probable that an impartial trial do not occur.






11. When an appellate court that normally sits in panels sits as a whole.






12. Proof that the evidence is what it is said to be.






13. Law that deals with harm to society as a whole.






14. When the product was not being used for its intended purpose or was being used in a dangerous manner; it is a defense to a products liability claim so long as the misuse was not foreseeable.






15. A computer search that identifies every place in which the search term appears in the actual text of the document being searched.






16. Money is awarded to a plaintiff in payment for his or her actual losses.






17. Powers not stated in the Constitution but that are necessary for Congress to carry out other - expressly granted powers.






18. In a complaint - one cause of action.






19. An approach whereby the courts give a statute a narrow interpretation.






20. The final paragraph in a written legal analysis that summarizes the writer's conclusions.






21. A compilation of federal or state statutes in which the statutes are organized by subject matter rather than by year of enactment.






22. The court's power to review statutes to decide whether they conform to the Constitution.






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






24. Also known as real estate; land and items growing on or permanently attached to that land.






25. A claim that based on the law and the facts is sufficient to support a lawsuit. If the plaintiff does not state a valid cause of action in the complaint - the court will dismiss it.






26. A statute establishing and setting out the powers of an administrative agency.






27. The educated ability to apply law to specific facts.






28. Not factually true - but accepted by the courts as being legally true.






29. The rules whereby all members of a law firm are treated as though they had represented the former client.






30. 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.






31. A nonlawyer who provides legal services directly to the public without being under the supervision of an attorney. Absent a statute allowing this activity - it constitutes the unauthorized practice of law.






32. An agreement supported by consideration.






33. A court order requiring a party to perform a specific act or to cease doing a specific act.






34. A repeat offender; one who continues to commit more crimes.






35. Monetary compensation - including compensatory - punitive - and nominal damages.






36. A trial court error that is not sufficient to warrant reversing the decision.






37. An online legal database containing court decisions and statutes from the entire country - as well as secondary authority; a competitor to Westlaw.






38. The power of the federal courts to hear matters of state law if the opposing parties are from different states and the amounts in controversy exceeds $75 -000.00






39. A statement of the court's decision in which the facts are either omitted or given in very general terms so that it will apply to a wider range of cases.






40. The questioning of your own witness.






41. Either a subcategory of relevancy or simply another word for relevancy - the requirement that the evidence be more probative than prejudicial.






42. A national paralegal association.






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






44. The power of a court to force a person to appear before it.






45. An introductory paragraph listing issues to be discussed in the order they are to be discussed.






46. A statute enacted to correct a defect in prior law or to provide a remedy where none existed.






47. The division of governmental power among the legislative - executive - and judicial branches.






48. Determined by whether the evidence leads one to logically conclude that an asserted fact is either more or less probable.






49. A trial court error that is not sufficient to warrant reversing the decision.






50. A token sum awarded when liability has been found but monetary damages cannot be shown.