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






2. Court decisions from a higher court in the same jurisdiction.






3. Powers not stated in the Constitution but that are necessary for Congress to carry out other - expressly granted powers.






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






5. 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.






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






7. A determination that an attorney may not practice law for a set period of time.






8. An act by a landlord that makes the premises unfit or unsuitable for occupancy.






9. The authority of a court to hear a case when it is initiated - as opposed to appellate jurisdiction.






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






11. Bad intent.






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






13. The power of government to take private property for public purposes.






14. A request that the court release the defendant because of the illegality of the incarceration.






15. Courts that determine whether lower courts have made errors of law.






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






17. The chronological publication of statutes at the end of a legislative session.






18. Simultaneously representing adverse clients.






19. 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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20. An ADR mechanism whereby the parties submit their disagreement to a third party - whose decision is binding.






21. A defendant's personal promise to appear in court.






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






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






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






25. A judgment entered against a party who fails to complete a required step - such as answering the complaint.






26. A computer program that allows the user to retrieve web documents that match the key words entered by the searcher.






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






28. A court order requiring a person to appear to testify at a trial or deposition.






29. The revocation of an attorney's license.






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






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






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






33. An intentional act that creates a reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive physical contact.






34. The pretrial oral questioning of a witness under oath.






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






36. A fee calculated as a percentage of the settlement or award in the case.






37. A computer search that identifies every place in which the search term appears in the actual text of the document being searched.






38. Negligence by the plaintiff that contributed to his or her injury. Normally - any finding of contributory negligence acts as a complete bar to a plaintiff's recovery.






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






40. A person who initiates an appeal.






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






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






43. A separable part of a statute that must be satisfied for the statute to apply.






44. 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.






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






46. 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.






47. 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.






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






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






50. A summary of one legal point in a court opinion; written by the editors at West.