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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. Land and objects permanently attached to land.






2. Money or something else of value that is held by the government to ensure the defendant's appearance in court.






3. Liability without a showing of fault.






4. 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.






5. The law itself - such as statutes and court opinions.






6. A professional entity in which the stockholders share in the organization's profits but have their liabilities limited to the amount of their investment.






7. 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.






8. A right to use property owned by another for a limited purpose.






9. A request made to the court.






10. Generally someone operating within the law - representing persons before administrtive agencies that permit this practice.






11. A form of logical reasoning based on a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion.






12. Courts that determine the facts and apply the law to the facts.






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






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






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






16. A reason for invalidating a statute where it covers both protected and criminal activity.






17. 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.






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






19. A method for excusing a prospective juror; no reason need be given.






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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.


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






25. 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.






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






27. The power of the federal courts to hear matters of federal law.






28. General principles that guide the courts in their interpretation of statutes.






29. A lawsuit brought by a person as a representative for a group of people who have been similarly injured.






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


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






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






33. The right of the police to detain an individual for a brief period of time and to search the outside of the person's clothing if the police have a reasonable suspicion that the individual has committed or is about to commit crime.






34. What the prosecution or plaintiff must be able to prove in order for the case to go to the jury-that is - the elements of the prosecution's case or the plaintiff's cause of action.






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






36. A request that the court grant judgment in favor of the moving party because there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. It is similar to a 12(b)(6) motion except that the court a






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






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






39. An online legal databease containing court decisions and statutes from the entire country - as well as secondary authority; a competitor to Lexis.






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






41. The rule requiring that the original document be produced at trial.






42. 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.






43. An online legal database containing court decisions and statutes from the entire country. While its coverage of other legal mateirals is not as extensive as that of Westlaw and Lexis - it is also less expensive.






44. 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.






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






46. A motion brought before the beginning of a trial either to eliminate the necessity for a trial or to limit the information that can be heard at the trial.






47. A bank account used to hold money belonging to the client or to a third party.






48. Cases that involve similar facts and rules of law.






49. A law enacted by a state legislature or by Congress.






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