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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A defendant's personal promise to appear in court.






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






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






4. A set of standardized jury instructions.






5. Questions relating to the interpretation or application of the law.






6. The tenant's right to be free from interference from the landlord with respect to how the property is used.






7. Summary of one legal point in a court opinion; written by the editors at West.






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






9. The process of signaling that you are really listening - accomplished by using verbal and nonverbal clues - paraphrasing - and reflecting the client's feelings.






10. A defendant's plea meaning that the defendant neither admits nor denies the charges.






11. Not factually true - but accepted by the courts as being legally true.






12. A computerized database that contains the full text of documents - such as court opinions or depositions.






13. Law that regulates how the legal system operates.






14. A test that provides that the defendant is not guity due to insanity if - at the time of the killing the defendant could not control his or her actions.






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






16. Rules and regulations created by administrative agencies.






17. An examination of a prospective juror to see if he or she is fit to serve as a juror on a specific case.






18. Bad intent.






19. A method for measuring the relative negligence of the plaintiff and the defendant - with a commensurate sharing of the compensation for the injuries.






20. A person appointed by the court to manage the affairs or property of a person who is incompetent due to age or some other reason.






21. Body of law that has evolved from judicial decisions in cases that do not involve constitutional - statutory - or administrative regulation interpretation.






22. A national voluntary organization of lawyers.






23. Monetary compensation - including compensatory - punitive - and nominal damages.






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






25. 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






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






27. Law dealing with ownership.






28. A national association of paralegal managers.






29. A statutory citation is a formalized method for referring to a statute's chapter (or title) and section numbers.






30. A computerized database that contains key information about the content of documents - such as medical records.






31. 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.






32. A requirement that a party fulfill his or her contractual obligations.






33. Computer codes that - when clicked on with a mouse - connect the user to other web pages with related information






34. A provision that purports to waive liability.






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






36. A group of people - usually 23 - whose function is to determine if probable cause exists to believe that a crime has been committed and that the defendant committed it.






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






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






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






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






42. The person who is being asked questions at a deposition.






43. The new legal principle established by a court opinion.






44. Information about what happened procedurally to the litigation after the case cited. Include this information in a citation.






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






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






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






48. Land and objects permanently attached to land.






49. Law that deals with harm to a person or a person's property.






50. 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.