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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A tangible object or a right or ownership interest.






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






3. An agreement supported by consideration.






4. The law that sets the length of time from when something happens to when a lawsuit must be filed before the right to bring it is lost.






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






6. The heading section of a pleading that contains the names of the parties - the name of the court - the title of the action - the docket or file number - and the name of the pleading.






7. A method for excusing a prospective juror; no reason need be given.






8. The process after arrest that includes taking the defendant's personal information - giving the defendant an opportunity to read and sign a Miranda card - and allowing the defendant the opportunity to use a telephone.






9. An affidavit signed by the client indicating that he or she has read the complaint and that its contents are correct.






10. A business run by two or more persons as co-owners.






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






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






13. An opinion in which a majority of the court joins.






14. Cases that involve different facts and/or rules of law.






15. 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






16. A national organization of paralegal programs that promotes high standards for paralegal education.






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






18. A form of logical reasoning based on a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion.






19. A judicial philosophy that supports a limited role for the judiciary in changing the law - including deference to the legislative branch.






20. Broad questions that put few limits on the freedom of the respondent.






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






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






23. A court order requiring a person to appear to testify at a trial or deposition.






24. Law dealing with ownership.






25. To perform.






26. A verdict ordered by a trial judge if the plaintiff fails to present a prima facie case or if the defendant fails to present a necessary defense.






27. Techniques for resolving conflicts that are alternatives to full-scale litigation. The two most common are arbitration and mediation.






28. A bank account used to hold money belonging to the client or to a third party.






29. Evidence that does not add any new information but that confirms facts that already have been established.






30. A person who assists an attorney and - working under the attorney's supervision - does tasks that - absent the paralegal - the attorney would do. A paralegal cannot give advice or appear in court.






31. A public or private statement that an attorney's conduct violated the code of ethics.






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






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






34. A paralegal who works as an independent contractor rather than as an employee of a law firm or corporation.






35. An assumption that something that is not real is real-for example - saying that a corporation is a person for purposes of its being able to sue and be sued.






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






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






38. Generally accepted legal principles.






39. 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.






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






41. In logic - an argument is considered to be valid or sound if the assumption underlying the argument are true.






42. A defense requiring proof that the defendant was not mentally responsible.






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. A law enacted by a state legislature or by Congress.






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






50. The application of legal rules to a client's specific factual situation; also known as legal analysis.







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