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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Law that deals with harm to an individual.






2. A criminal proceeding at which the court informs the defendant of the charges being brought against him or her and the defendant enters a plea.






3. A defense requiring proof that force or a threat of force was used to cause a person to commit a criminal act.






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






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






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






7. A national paralegal association.






8. A suspicion based on specific facts; less than probable cause.






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






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






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






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






13. Cases that involve different facts and/or rules of law.






14. Occurs whenever one person - through force or the threat of force - unlawfully detains another person against his or her will.






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






16. A law promulgated by an administrative agency.






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






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






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






20. A nonbinding process in which attorneys for both sides present synopses of their cases to a jury - which renders an advisory opinion on the basis of these presentations.






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






22. A trial ended by the judge because of a major problem - such as a prejudicial statement by one of the attorneys.






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






24. '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.






25. Questions relating to the interpretation or application of the law.






26. Powers not stated in the Constitution but that are necessary for Congress to carry out other - expressly granted powers.






27. A national organization of paralegal programs that promotes high standards for paralegal education.






28. Including more than one count in a complaint; the counts do not need to be consistent.






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






30. Liability without having to prove fault.






31. Relates to the ability of a witness to testify; generally - the witness must be capable of being understood by the jury; must understand the duty to tell the truth; and if a lay witness - must give testimony based on personal knowledge.






32. The principle that courts cannot decide abstract issues or render advisory opinions; rather - they are limited to deciding cases that involve litigants who are personally affected by the court's decision.






33. A compilation of federal or state statutes in which the statutes are organized by subject matter rather than by year of enactment.






34. Used to describe legislation that changes the common law.






35. A token sum awarded when liability has been found but monetary damages cannot be shown.






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






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






38. A judicial philosophy that supports a limited role for the judiciary in changing the law - including deference to the legislative branch.






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






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






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






42. A court order requiring a party to perform a specific act or to cease doing a specific act.






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






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






45. Located in most codified statutes - this table lists statutes by their popular names along with their citations.






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






47. Evidence that suggests the defendant's innocence.






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






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






50. 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.