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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Questions that suggest the answer.






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






3. The requirement that relief be sought from an administrative agency before proceeding to court.






4. A decision is overruled when a court in a later case changes the law so that its prior decision is no longer good law.






5. An intentional act that creates a harmful or offensive physical contact.






6. All property that is not real property.






7. The requirement that defendants be notified of their rights to remain silent and to have an attorney present prior to being questioned by the police.






8. The questioning of your own witness.






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






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






11. A request that the court release the defendant because of the illegality of the incarceration.






12. An act by a landlord that makes the premises unfit or unsuitable for occupancy.






13. In a case brief - the court's answer to the issue presented to it; the new legal principle established by a court opinion.






14. 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.






15. Law that deals with harm to an individual.






16. 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.






17. The intermediate appellate courts in the federal system.






18. The power of the federal government to prevent the states from passing conflicting laws - and sometimes even to prohibit states from passing any laws on a particular subject.






19. The justified use of force to protect oneself or others.






20. A situation in which a conflict of interest may arise in the future--for example - representing business partners.






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






22. The defense's request that the court find the prosecution failed to meet its burden and that it remove the case from the jury by finding the defendant not guilty.






23. The authority of a court to hear a case when it is initiated - as opposed to appellate jurisdiction.






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






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






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






27. The process by which individuals or organizations have their names placed on an official list kept by some private organization or governmental agency.






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






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






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






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






32. The ethical rule prohibiting attorneys and paralegals from working for opposing sides in a case.






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






34. Specific questions that usually demand very short or yes-no answers.






35. Courts that determine the facts and apply the law to the facts.






36. Law that regulates how the legal system operates.






37. A request made to the court.






38. The pleading that begins a lawsuit.






39. Without the need for a warrant - the police may seize objects that are openly visible.






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






41. Evidence that supports previous testimony but that comes in a different form.






42. '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.






43. Part of the Model Penal Code; a test that provides that the defendant is not guilty due to insanity if - at the time of the killing - the defendant lacked either the ability to understand that the act was wrong or the ability to control the behavior.






44. Any tangible object - like a bloody glove.






45. The theory holding manufacturers and sellers liable for defective products when the defects make the products unreasonably dangerous.






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






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






48. A means of gaining appellate review; in the U.S. Supreme Court the writ is discretionary and will be issued to another court to review a federal question if four of the nine justices vote to hear the case.






49. An agreement supported by consideration.






50. The power of a court to hear a case.