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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The requirement that relief be sought from an administrative agency before proceeding to court.






2. A claim by the defendant against the plaintiff.






3. The process of finding the law.






4. 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.






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






6. Any tangible object - like a bloody glove.






7. 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.






8. Liability without a showing of fault.






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






10. A special type of joint tenancy applicable only to married couples.






11. Determined by whether the evidence leads one to logically conclude that an asserted fact is either more or less probable.






12. 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.






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






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






15. A public or private statement that an attorney's conduct violated the code of ethics.






16. A temporary transfer of personal property to someone other than the owner for a specified purpose.






17. The application of legal rules to a client's specific factual situation; also known as legal analysis.






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






19. A document that lists statements regarding specific items for the other party to admit or deny.






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. A computer program that allows the user to retrieve web documents that match the key words entered by the searcher.






25. A method for measuring the relative negligence of the plaintiff and the defendant - with a commensurate sharing of the compensation for the injuries.






26. 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.






27. Attorney compensation as a percentage of the amount recovered rather than a flat amount of money or an hourly fee.






28. The rule requiring that the original document be produced at trial.






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






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






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






32. The purpose of the legislature at the time it enacted the statute.






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






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






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






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






37. A court's power to review statutes to decide if they conform to the federal or a state constitution.






38. The rule that in order to claim self-defense there must have been no possibility of retreat.






39. Law that regulates how the legal system operates.






40. An intentional act that creates a reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive physical contact.






41. Ownership by two or more persons who have equal rights in the use of the property. When a joint tenant dies - that person's share passes to the other joint tenant(s).






42. Generally accepted legal principles.






43. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.






44. 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.






45. Monetary compensation - including compensatory - punitive - and nominal damages.






46. The way in which a question of fact is established. Evidence can consist of witness testimony or documents and exhibits. It is the proof presented at a trial.






47. Governmental publication of court opinions.






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






49. The division of governmental power among the legislative - executive - and judicial branches.






50. 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.