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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 pamphlet inserted into the back of a book containing information new since the volume was published.






2. When a higher court agrees with what lower court has done.






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






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






5. A notice informing the defendant of the lawsuit and requiring the defendant to respond or risk losing the suit.






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






7. A paralegal who works as an independent contractor rather than as an employee of a law firm or corporation.






8. The questioning of an opposing witness.






9. A request that the court order a rehearing of a lawsuit because irregularities - such as errors of the court or jury misconduct - make it probable that an impartial trial do not occur.






10. To perform.






11. The standard of proof used in some civil trials. The evidence presented must be greater than a preponderance of the evidence but less than beyond a reasonable doubt.






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






13. A term used to describe a case that is similar to another case.






14. A test that provides that the defendant is not guilty due to insanity if - at the time of the killing - the defendant suffered from a defect or disease of the mind and could not understand whether the act was right or wrong.

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






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






17. A compilation of federal administrative regulations arranged by agency.






18. The reference to a particular page within an opinion.






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






20. Broad questions that put few limits on the freedom of the respondent.






21. In logic - a belief that justifies one in arguing a conclusion.






22. Law that regulates how the legal system operates.






23. Court decisions from an equal or a lower court from the same jurisidiction or from a higher court in a different jurisdiction; also includes secondary authority.






24. 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.






25. An intentional act that creates a harmful or offensive physical contact.






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






27. In a case brief - the general legal principle in existence before the case began.






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






29. A method for excusing a prospective juror based on the juror's inability to serve in an unbiased manner.






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






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






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






33. A witness who has not been shown to have any special expertise.






34. Also known as real estate; land and items growing on or permanently attached to that land.






35. A situation in which a conflict of interest may arise in the future--for example - representing business partners.






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






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






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. A claim by the defendant against the plaintiff.






40. A trial conducted without a jury.






41. Someone in court testifying to what someone said out of court for the purpose of establishing the truth of what was said.






42. A tangible object or a right or ownership interest.






43. A question that suggests the answer; generally - leading questions may not be asked during direct examination of a witness.






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






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






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






47. All property that is not real property.






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






49. The revocation of an attorney's license.






50. Being informed of some act done or about to be done.