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






2. What the prosecution or plaintiff must be able to prove in order for the case to go to the jury-that is - the elements of the prosecution's case or the plaintiff's cause of action.






3. The questioning of your own witness.






4. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






5. General principles that guide the courts in their interpretation of statutes.






6. To perform.






7. 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.






8. A judgment entered against a party who fails to complete a required step - such as answering the complaint.






9. The process of organizing statutes by subject matter.






10. The court's power to review statutes to decide whether they conform to the Constitution.






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






12. A privately published statutory code that includes editorial features - such as summaries of court opinions that have interpreted the statutes.






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






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






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






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






17. The failure of an attorney to act reasonably.






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






19. Indirect evidence - used to prove facts by implication.






20. A national paralegal association.






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






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






23. Being the victem of repeated attacks - self-defense is sometimes allowed to the victim - even when the victim is not in immediate danger.

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






25. Examples of legal writing include case briefs - law office memoranda - and documents filed with the court.






26. A defendant's personal promise to appear in court.






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






31. A tort committed by one who intends to do the act that creates the harm.






32. A national voluntary organization of lawyers.






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






34. Fairness; a court's power to do justice. Equity powers allow judges to take action when otherwise the law would limit their decisions to monetary awards. Equity powers include a judge's ability to issue an injunction and to order specific performance






35. Land and objects permanently attached to land.






36. How subsequent cases have affected the case you are Shepardizing. It is sometimes indicated by a one-letter abbreviation before the Shepard's citation.






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






38. The number of hours - or parts of an hour - that can be charged to a specific client.






39. A book that contains court opinion headnotes arranged by subject matter.






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






41. A system of government in which the authority to govern is split between a single - nationwide central government and several regional governments that control specific geographical areas.






42. 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.






43. Bad intent.






44. Law that creates rights and duties.






45. In logic - a belief that justifies one in arguing a conclusion.






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






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






48. The status of being formally recognized by a nongovernmental organization for having met special criteria - such as fulfilling educational requirements and passing an exam - established by that organization.






49. The requirement in a legal malpractice case that the plaintiff-client prove that but for the attorney's negligence - the client would have won.






50. An opinion that agrees with the majority's result but disagrees with the reasoning.