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






2. The result reached in a particular case.






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






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






5. A defense requiring proof that the defendant would not have committed the crime but for police trickery.






6. The person who is being asked questions at a deposition.






7. The power of the federal courts to hear matters of state law if the opposing parties are from different states and the amounts in controversy exceeds $75 -000.00






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






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






10. The modern pretrial procedure by which one party gains information from the adverse party.






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






12. Not susceptible to a precise definition; a belief based on specific facts that a crime has been or is about to be committed; more than a reasonable suspicion.






13. An approach whereby the courts give a statute a narrow interpretation.






14. Evidence that suggests the defendant's innocence.






15. Voluntarily and knowingly subjecting oneself to danger.






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






17. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






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






19. A claim by the defendant against the plaintiff.






20. A request that the court prohibit the use of certain evidence at the trial.






21. Questions that suggest the answer.






22. An online legal databease containing court decisions and statutes from the entire country - as well as secondary authority; a competitor to Lexis.






23. The educated ability to apply law to specific facts.






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






25. A set charge for a specific service - such as drafting a simple will.






26. A body of principles and rules that are either explicitly stated in - or inferred from - the constitutions of the United States and those of the individual states.






27. A provision in a deed that prohibits specified uses of the property.






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






29. A claim that based on the law and the facts is sufficient to support a lawsuit. If the plaintiff does not state a valid cause of action in the complaint - the court will dismiss it.






30. The questioning of an opposing witness.






31. A test that provides that the defendant is not guilty due to insanity if - at the time of the killing - the defendant suffered from a defect or disease of the mind and could not understand whether the act was right or wrong.

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32. A rule that states that evidence obtained in violation of an individual's constitutional rights cannot be used against that individual in a criminal trial.






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






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






35. All property that is not real property.






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






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






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






39. In writing - a technique used to help your reader move from one thought to the next and to see the connections between them.






40. Written questions sent by one side to the opposing side - answered under oath.






41. An activity that requires professional judgment - or the educational ability to relate law to a specific legal problem.






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






43. A decision is reversed when the litigants appeal the trial court decision and the higher court disagrees with the decision of a lower court.






44. Also known as cause in fact - this is measured by the 'but for' standard: But for the defendant's actions - the plaintiff would not have been injured.






45. Bad intent.






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






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






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






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






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