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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 group of people - usually 23 - whose function is to determine if probable cause exists to believe that a crime has been committed and that the defendant committed it.






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






3. Once actual cause is found - as a policy matter - the court must also find that the act and the resulting harm were so foreseeably related as to justify a finding of liability.






4. The process of using Shepard's citations to check a court citation to see whether there has been any subsequent history or treatment by other court decisions.






5. Information about what happened procedurally to the litigation after the case cited. Include this information in a citation. There is no entry for the topic Husband and Wife.






6. Determined by whether the evidence leads one to logically conclude that an asserted fact is either more or less probable.






7. When an appellate court that normally sits in panels sits as a whole.






8. The ethical rule prohibiting attorneys and paralegals from disclosing information regarding a client or a client's case.






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






10. The chronological publication of statutes at the end of a legislative session.






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






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






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






14. A national paralegal association.






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






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






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






18. A court's power to review statutes to decide if they conform to the federal or a state constitution.






19. Information about what happened procedurally to the litigation after the case cited. Include this information in a citation.






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






21. Disregarding a substantial and unjustifiable risk that harm will result.






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






23. The pretrial oral questioning of a witness under oath.






24. A law promulgated by an administrative agency.






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






26. The background documents created during the process of a bill becoming a statute. These documents can include alternative versions of the legislation - proceedings of committee hearings and reports - and transcripts of floor debates.






27. The transfer of a case from one state court to a federal court.






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






29. A court's power to hear only specialized cases.






30. A request made to the court.






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






32. A criminal proceeding at which the court informs the defendant of the charges being brought against him or her and the defendant enters a plea.






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






34. The process of properly identifying and authenticating evidence so that it can be introduced.






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






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






37. A provision that purports to waive liability.






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






39. Money is awarded to a plaintiff in payment for his or her actual losses.






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






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






42. The tenant's right to be free from interference from the landlord with respect to how the property is used.






43. Consists of records - contracts - leases - wills - and other written instruments.






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






45. An ADR mechanism whereby the parties submit their disagreement to a third party - whose decision is binding.






46. Consists of the description of events that a witness testifies to under oath in a legal proceeding.






47. Not factually true - but accepted by the courts as being legally true.






48. A person who permits or directs another person to act on the principal's behalf.






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






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







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