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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 trial court error that is not sufficient to warrant reversing the decision.






2. A judicial philosophy that supports an active role for the judiciary in changing the law.






3. Violation of a statute as proof of negligence






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






5. All property that is not real property.






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. A reason for invalidating a statute where a reasonable person could not determine a statute's meaning.






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






14. An assumption that something that is not real is real-for example - saying that a corporation is a person for purposes of its being able to sue and be sued.






15. A court order that ends a lawsuit; the suit cannot be refiled by the same parties.






16. Consists of records - contracts - leases - wills - and other written instruments.






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






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






19. A request made to the court.






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






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






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






23. A person who initiates an appeal.






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






25. A separable part of a statute that must be satisfied for the statute to apply.






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






27. The status of being formally recognized by a nongovernmental organization for having met special criteria - such as fulfilling educational requirements and passing an exam - established by that organization.






28. Land and objects permanently attached to land.






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






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






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






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






33. When a judge formally recognizes something as being a fact without requiring the attorneys prove it through the introduction of other evidence.






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






35. In a case brief - the rule of law applied to the case's specific facts.






36. Federal and state rules that govern the admissibility of evidence in court.






37. A canon of construction meaning 'of the same class.:






38. All property that is not real property.






39. Negligence by the plaintiff that contributed to his or her injury. Normally - any finding of contributory negligence acts as a complete bar to a plaintiff's recovery.






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. 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.






45. In a case brief - facts that deal with what happened to the parties before the litigation began.






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






47. Either a subcategory of relevancy or simply another word for relevancy - the requirement that the evidence be more probative than prejudicial.






48. The authority of a court to hear a case when it is initiated - as opposed to appellate jurisdiction.






49. A statute that changes the common law.






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






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