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






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






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






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






5. When only one court has the power to hear a case.






6. Questions that suggest the answer.






7. A national association of paralegal managers.






8. 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.






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






10. The failure of an attorney to act reasonably.






11. The delivery of a pleading or other paper in a lawsuit to the opposing party.






12. Bad act.






13. Law that creates rights and duties.






14. 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.






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






16. Specific questions that usually demand very short or yes-no answers.






17. An approach whereby the courts give a statute a broad interpretation.






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






19. The process by which individuals or organizations have their names placed on an official list kept by some private organization or governmental agency.






20. A set of ethical rules developed by the American Bar Association in the 1980s. The Model rules have been adopted by most of the states.






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






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






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






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






25. A defense requiring proof that the defendant was forced to take an action to avoid a greater harm.






26. The tort theory that an employer can be sued for the negligent acts of its employees.






27. The process after arrest that includes taking the defendant's personal information - giving the defendant an opportunity to read and sign a Miranda card - and allowing the defendant the opportunity to use a telephone.






28. 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.






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






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






31. 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






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






33. A calendering system that records key dates and important deadlines.






34. A set charge for a specific service - such as drafting a simple will.






35. 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.






36. All property that is not real property.






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






38. An opinion that disagrees with the majority's decision and reasoning.






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






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






41. In a case brief - facts that relate to what happened procedurally in the lower courts or administrative agencies before the case reached the court issuing the opinion.






42. When more than one court has jurisdiction to hear a case.






43. Part of the Model Penal Code; a test that provides that the defendant is not guilty due to insanity if - at the time of the killing - the defendant lacked either the ability to understand that the act was wrong or the ability to control the behavior.






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






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






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






47. A statute establishing and setting out the powers of an administrative agency.






48. 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.






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






50. Evidence that suggests the defendant's innocence.