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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. An affidavit signed by the client indicating that he or she has read the complaint and that its contents are correct.






2. Law that deals with harm to a person or a person's property.






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






4. A request that the court find the plaintiff has failed to state a valid claim and dismiss the complaint.






5. The process of finding the law.






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






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






8. 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.






9. The party in a case who has initiated an appeal.






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






11. A meeting of the attorneys and the judge prior to the beginning of the trial.






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






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






14. A claim by a defendant against someone in addition to the persons the plaintiff has already sued.






15. All property that is not real property.






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






17. A contract that outlines the attorney's duties and the client's obligations regarding payment - on either an hourly or a contingency fee basis - as well as the client's responsibility reagarding costs and expenses.






18. A statement of the court's decision in which the facts are either omitted or given in very general terms so that it will apply to a wider range of cases.






19. 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.






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






21. 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.






22. A trial conducted without a jury.






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






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






25. In law - a per curium decision (or opinion) is a ruling issued by an appellate court of multiple judges in which the decision rendered is made by the court (or at least a majoirty of the court) acting collectively and anonymously.






26. All property that is not real property.






27. An online legal database containing court decisions and statutes from the entire country. While its coverage of other legal mateirals is not as extensive as that of Westlaw and Lexis - it is also less expensive.






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. 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.






34. The standard of proof used in criminal trials. The evidence represented must be so conclusive and complete that all reasonable doubts regarding the facts are removed from the jurors' minds.






35. Generally someone operating within the law - representing persons before administrtive agencies that permit this practice.






36. A provision that purports to waive liability.






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






38. A method adopted by the federal rules in which the plaintiff simply informs the defendant of the claim and the general basis for it.






39. 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.






40. Evidence that is derived from an illegal search or interrogation is inadmissible.






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






42. The decision of the court regarding the claims of each side. It may be based on a jury's verdict.






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






44. The result reached in a particular case.






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






46. The power of a court to hear a particular type of case.






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. 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.