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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 court order that ends a lawsuit; the suit cannot be refiled by the same parties.






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






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






4. A term used to describe a case that is similar to another case.






5. A process whereby the prosecutor and the defendant's attorney agree for the defendant to plead guilty in exchange for the prosecutor's promise to charge him or her with a lesser offense - drop some additional charges - or request a lesser sentence.






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






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






8. In writing - a technique used to help your reader move from one thought to the next and to see the connections between them.






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






10. A system developed to shield an attorney or a paralegal from a case that otherwise would create a conflict of interest.






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






12. A defense requiring proof that the defendant would not have committed the crime but for police trickery.






13. A set of ethical rules developed by the American Bar Association in the 1980s. The Model rules have been adopted by most of the states.






14. A provision that purports to waive liability.






15. The purpose of the legislature at the time it enacted the statute.






16. The intermediate appellate courts in the federal system.






17. Indirect evidence - used to prove facts by implication.






18. The highest federal appellate court - consisting of nine appointed members.






19. A defense whereby the defendant offers new evidence to avoid judgment.






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






21. A body of principles and rules that are either explicitly stated in - or inferred from - the constitutions of the United States and those of the individual states.






22. An issue that the court has never faced before.






23. An opinion that disagrees with the majority's decision and its reasoning.






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






25. The revocation of an attorney's license.






26. The general jurisdiction trial courts in the federal system.






27. Generally accepted legal principles.






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






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






30. The way in which a question of fact is established. Evidence can consist of witness testimony or documents and exhibits. It is the proof presented at a trial.






31. A statute that changes the common law.






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






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






34. When an appellate court overturns or negates the decision of a lower court.






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






36. In a case brief - the general legal principle in existence before the case began.






37. A worldwide network of computer networks.






38. A privately published statutory code that includes editorial features - such as summaries of court opinions that have interpreted the statutes.






39. Land and objects permanently attached to land.






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






41. A method for excusing a prospective juror based on the juror's inability to serve in an unbiased manner.






42. A claim by the defendant against the plaintiff.






43. Federal and state rules that govern the admissibility of evidence in court.






44. A national association of paralegal associations.






45. A law promulgated by an administrative agency.






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






47. Body of law that has evolved from judicial decisions in cases that do not involve constitutional - statutory - or administrative regulation interpretation.






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






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






50. A test that provides that the defendant is not guilty due to insanity if - at the time of the killing - the defendant suffered from a defect or disease of the mind and could not understand whether the act was right or wrong.

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