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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 suspicion based on specific facts; less than probable cause.






2. The result reached in a particular case.






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






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






5. An advance or down payment that is given to engage the services of an attorney.






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






7. A summary of one legal point in a court opinion; written by the editors at West.






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






9. Courts that determine the facts and apply the law to the facts.






10. The power of government to take private property for public purposes.






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






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






13. A grand jury's written accusation that a given individual has committed a crime.






14. A national voluntary organization of lawyers.






15. 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.






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






17. The theory holding manufacturers and sellers liable for defective products when the defects make the products unreasonably dangerous.






18. Something of value exchanged to form the basis of a contract.






19. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






20. Evidence that suggests the defendant's guilt.






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






22. The doctrine stating that normally once a court has decided one way on a particular issue - it and other courts in the same jurisdiction will decide the same way on that issue in future cases given similar facts unless they can be convinced of the ne






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






24. A request that the court order that certain information not be mentioned in the presence of the jury.






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






26. 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.






27. A warrant that allows the police to enter without announcing their presence in advance.






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






29. The final paragraph in a written legal analysis that summarizes the writer's conclusions.






30. A court opinion that establishes new law in an important area.






31. 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






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






33. A method for excusing a prospective juror; no reason need be given.






34. Computer codes that - when clicked on with a mouse - connect the user to other web pages with related information






35. A law promulgated by an administrative agency.






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






37. A national association of paralegal managers.






38. 'The thing speaks for itself'; the doctrine that suggest negligence can be presumed if an event happens that would not ordinarily happen unless someone was negligent.






39. Law that deals with harm to an individual.






40. A right to use property owned by another for a limited purpose.






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






42. Defendant's reply to the complaint. It may contain statements of denial - admission - or lack of knowledge and affirmative defenses.






43. A bank account used to hold money belonging to the client or to a third party.






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






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






46. A statute enacted to correct a defect in prior law or to provide a remedy where none existed.






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






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






49. An introductory paragraph listing issues to be discussed in the order they are to be discussed.






50. The intermediate appellate courts in the federal system.