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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 tangible object or a right or ownership interest.






2. A case listed in Shepard's that cites your case.






3. Questions that suggest the answer.






4. A request that the court grant judgment in favor of the moving party because there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. It is similar to a 12(b)(6) motion except that the court a






5. A rule of evidence that prevents an attorney or a paralegal from being compelled to testify about confidential client information.






6. The pleading that begins a lawsuit.






7. Court decisions from an equal or a lower court from the same jurisidiction or from a higher court in a different jurisdiction; also includes secondary authority.






8. The right of the police to detain an individual for a brief period of time and to search the outside of the person's clothing if the police have a reasonable suspicion that the individual has committed or is about to commit crime.






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






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






11. A requirement that a party fulfill his or her contractual obligations.






12. A court's power to hear any type of case arising within its geographical area.






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






14. Federal and state rules that regulate how criminal proceedings are conducted.






15. An intentional tort that covers a variety of situations - including disclosure - intrusion - appropriation - and false light.






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






17. 'The thing speaks for itself'; the doctrine that suggest negligence can be presumed if an event happens that would not ordinarily happen unless someone was negligent.






18. A claim by one defendant against another defendant or by one plaintiff against another plaintiff.






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






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






21. The new legal principle established by a court opinion.






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






23. A constitutional fairness requirement that a defendant have at least a certain minimum level of contact with a state before the state courts can have jurisdiction over the defendant.






24. 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.






25. An error made by the trial judge sufficiently serious to warrant reversing the trial court's decision.






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






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






28. Someone who has the power to act in the place of another.






29. A court where a permanent record is kept of the testimony - lawyers' remarks - and judges' rulings.






30. 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.






31. Generally - an emergency situation that allows a search to proceed without a warrant.






32. Standard used by appellate courts when reviewing a trial court's findings of fact.






33. The questioning of your own witness.






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






35. A law promulgated by an administrative agency.






36. Someone in court testifying to what someone said out of court for the purpose of establishing the truth of what was said.






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






38. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






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






40. 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.






41. A method for interpreting statutes in which the ordinary meaning of the statute's language is examined.






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






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






44. Generally accepted legal principles.






45. A national association of paralegal associations.






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






47. Private publication of court opinions-for example - the regional reporters - such as N.E.2d - published by West.






48. A computerized database that contains key information about the content of documents - such as medical records.






49. A defense requiring proof that the defendant was forced to take an action to avoid a greater harm.






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