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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A separable part of a statute that must be satisfied for the statute to apply.






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






3. Any tangible object - like a bloody glove.






4. Questions relating to what happened: who - what - when - where - and how.






5. In deductive reasoning - the statement of a broad proposition that forms the starting point; in law - the statement of a legal rule that you can find in a statute or court opinion.






6. A canon of construction meaning 'of the same class.:






7. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






8. A pamphlet inserted into the back of a book containing information new since the volume was published.






9. A constitutional protection against being tried twice for the same crime.






10. A witness who possesses skill and knowledge beyond that of the average person.






11. An actual incident or condition; not a legal consequence.






12. When nonlawyers do things that only lawyers are allowed to do. In most states this is a crime.






13. 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.






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






15. When an appellate court sends a case back to the trial court for a new trial or other action.






16. An online legal database containing court decisions and statutes from the entire country. While its coverage of other legal mateirals is not as extensive as that of Westlaw and Lexis - it is also less expensive.






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






18. An approach whereby the courts give a statute a broad interpretation.






19. A requirement that property be fit for the purpose for which it is being rented. Owners are required to repair and maintain the premises at certain minimum levels.






20. A determination that an attorney may not practice law for a set period of time.






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






22. Questions relating to the interpretation or application of the law.






23. Affiliated with the federal government's Legal Services Corporation - these offices serve those who would otherwise be unable to afford legal assistance.






24. Computer codes that - when clicked on with a mouse - connect the user to other web pages with related information






25. In a case brief - facts that relate to what happened procedurally in the lower courts or administrative agencies before the case reached the court issuing the opinion.






26. An authoritative secondary source - written by a group of legal scholars - summarizing the existing common law - as well as suggesting what the law should be.






27. A nonbinding process in which attorneys for both sides present synopses of their cases to a jury - which renders an advisory opinion on the basis of these presentations.






28. A temporary transfer of personal property to someone other than the owner for a specified purpose.






29. A book that contains court opinion headnotes arranged by subject matter.






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






31. An attorney's written argument presented to an appeals court - setting forth a statement of the law as it should be applied to the client's facts.






32. Money awarded to a plaintiff in cases of intentional torts in order to punish the defendant and serve as a warning to others.






33. A judgment entered against a party who fails to complete a required step - such as answering the complaint.






34. A court order authorizing a sheriff to take property in order to enforce a judgment.






35. 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






36. A method for measuring the relative negligence of the plaintiff and the defendant - with a commensurate sharing of the compensation for the injuries.






37. Information about the law - such as that contained in encyclopedias and law review articles.






38. The questioning of an opposing witness.






39. A term used to describe two cases that are almost identical - with similar facts and legal issues.






40. A provision that purports to waive liability.






41. A claim by the defendant against the plaintiff.






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






43. The doctrine stating that normally once a court has decided one way on a particular issue - it and other courts in the same jurisdiction will decide the same way on that issue in future cases given similar facts unless they can be convinced of the ne






44. A law promulgated by an administrative agency.






45. A calendering system that records key dates and important deadlines.






46. A statutory citation is a formalized method for referring to a statute's chapter (or title) and section numbers.






47. Violation of a statute as proof of negligence






48. When more than one court has jurisdiction to hear a case.






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






50. When only one court has the power to hear a case.