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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A separable part of a statute that must be satisfied for the statute to apply.






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






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






4. Body of law that has evolved from judicial decisions in cases that do not involve constitutional - statutory - or administrative regulation interpretation.






5. An examination of a prospective juror to see if he or she is fit to serve as a juror on a specific case.






6. 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






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






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






9. The judge informs the jurors of the law they need to know to make their decision.






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






11. 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.






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






13. The status of having received a certificate documenting that the person has successfully completed an educational program.






14. A person who assists an attorney and - working under the attorney's supervision - does tasks that - absent the paralegal - the attorney would do. A paralegal cannot give advice or appear in court.






15. A defense requiring proof that the defendant was not mentally responsible.






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






17. The highest federal appellate court - consisting of nine appointed members.






18. A decision is overruled when a court in a later case changes the law that the decision in the earlier case is no longer good law.






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






20. When a person must be brought into a lawsuit as either a plaintiff or a defendant.






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






22. A motion brought before the beginning of a trial either to eliminate the necessity for a trial or to limit the information that can be heard at the trial.






23. Information that tells the reader the name of the case - where it can be located - the court that decided it - and the year it was decided. The Bluebook gives precise rules as to how case citations are to be written.






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






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






26. The papers that begin a lawsuit-generally - the complaint and the answer.






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






28. Negligence by the plaintiff that contributed to his or her injury. Normally - it is a complete bar to the plaintiff's recovery.






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. A determination that an attorney may not practice law for a set period of time.






34. A court order that a person who is not a party to the litigation appear at a trial or deposition and bring requested documents.






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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






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






40. The delivery of a pleading or other paper in a lawsuit to the opposing party.






41. A worldwide network of computer networks.






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






43. A judgment that reverses the verdict of the jury when the verdict had no reasonable factual support or was contrary to law.






44. 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.






45. A constitutional fairness requirement that a defendant have at least a certain minimum level of contact with a state before the state courts can have jurisdiction over the defendant.






46. The opinion of a jury on a question of fact.






47. The publication of false statements that harm a person's reputation.






48. A professional entity in which the owners share in the organization's profits but are not liable for the malpractice of their partners.






49. A defense requiring proof that the defendant was forced to take an action to avoid a greater harm.






50. Simultaneously representing adverse clients.