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






2. A court's prior permission for the police to search and seize.






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






4. Evidence that suggests the defendant's guilt.






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






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






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






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






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






10. A claim by one defendant against another defendant or by one plaintiff against another plaintiff.






11. Liability without having to prove fault.






12. Indirect evidence - used to prove facts by implication.






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






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






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






16. An attorney's written argument presented to an appeals court - setting forth a statement of the law as it should be applied to the client's facts.






17. A process whereby the prosecutor and the defendant's attorney agree for the defendant to plead guilty in exchange for the prosecutor's promise to charge him or her with a lesser offense - drop some additional charges - or request a lesser sentence.






18. Rules and regulations created by administrative agencies.






19. Evidence that supports previous testimony but that comes in a different form.






20. Being the victem of repeated attacks - self-defense is sometimes allowed to the victim - even when the victim is not in immediate danger.

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21. Intangible assets - such as trade secrets - copyrights - patents - and trade or service marks.






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






23. A rule of evidence that prevents an attorney or a paralegal from being compelled to testify about confidential client information.






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






25. Not susceptible to a precise definition; a belief based on specific facts that a crime has been or is about to be committed; more than a reasonable suspicion.






26. 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.






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






28. A court's power to hear any type of case arising within its geographical area.






29. The process of finding the law.






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






31. The requirement in a legal malpractice case that the plaintiff-client prove that but for the attorney's negligence - the client would have won.






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






33. When the product was not being used for its intended purpose or was being used in a dangerous manner; it is a defense to a products liability claim so long as the misuse was not foreseeable.






34. 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.






35. A decision is affirmed when the litigants appeal the trial court decision and the higher court agrees with what the lower court has done.






36. A method for interpreting statutes in which the ordinary meaning of the statute's language is examined.






37. In writing - a technique used to help your reader move from one thought to the next and to see the connections between them.






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






39. Occurs when the police restrain a person's freedom and charge the person with a crime.






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. The publication of false statements that harm a person's reputation.






45. The law that sets the length of time from when something happens to when a lawsuit must be filed before the right to bring it is lost.






46. In deductive reasoning - the statement of a broad proposition that forms the starting point; in law - the statement of a legal rule that you can find in a statute or court opinion.






47. Written questions sent by one side to the opposing side - answered under oath.






48. 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.






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






50. A nonlawyer who provides legal services directly to the public without being under the supervision of an attorney. Absent a statute allowing this activity - it constitutes the unauthorized practice of law.