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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In logic - an argument is considered to be valid or sound if the assumption underlying the argument are true.






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






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






4. The way in which a question of fact is established. Evidence can consist of witness testimony or documents and exhibits. It is the proof presented at a trial.






5. Law that regulates how the legal system operates.






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






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






8. A request made to the court.






9. The highest federal appellate court - consisting of nine appointed members.






10. The revocation of an attorney's license.






11. The process of properly identifying and authenticating evidence so that it can be introduced.






12. 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.






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






14. Once actual cause is found - as a policy matter - the court must also find that the act and the resulting harm were so foreseeably related as to justify a finding of liability.






15. When the defendant does not have sufficient money or other assets to pay the judgment.






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. An opinion in which a majority of the court joins.






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






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






20. In deductive reasoning - the second proposition - which along with the major premise leads to the conclusion; in law - the minor premise consists of the client's facts.






21. Techniques for resolving conflicts that are alternatives to full-scale litigation. The two most common are arbitration and mediation.






22. Governmental publication of court opinions.






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






24. A summary of a court opinion that appears at the beginning of the case.






25. Evidence that suggests the defendant's innocence.






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






27. A privately published statutory code that includes editorial features - such as summaries of court opinions that have interpreted the statutes.






28. Law that deals with harm to an individual.






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






30. Also known as real estate; land and items growing on or permanently attached to that land.






31. The general jurisdiction trial courts in the federal system.






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






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






34. 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






35. The requirement that relief be sought from an administrative agency before proceeding to court.






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






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






38. Establishes a direct link to the event that must be proven.






39. A verdict ordered by a trial judge if the plaintiff fails to present a prima facie case or if the defendant fails to present a necessary defense.






40. Questions that suggest the answer.






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






42. A canon of construction meaning 'of the same class.:






43. A suspicion based on specific facts; less than probable cause.






44. In a lawsuit the person who is sued; in a criminal case the person who is being charged with a crime.






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






46. 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.






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






48. All property that is not real property.






49. 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.






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