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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Determined by whether the evidence leads one to logically conclude that an asserted fact is either more or less probable.






2. 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.






3. A transfer of real property rights that occurs after someone other than the owner has had actual - open - adverse - and exclusive use of the property for a statutorily determined number of years.






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






5. A method for interpreting statutes in which the ordinary meaning of the statute's language is examined.






6. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






7. A decision is affirmed when the litigants appeal the trial court decision and the higher court agrees with what the lower court has done.






8. A claim by one defendant against another defendant or by one plaintiff against another plaintiff.






9. A court's prior permission for the police to search and seize.






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






11. A public or private statement that an attorney's conduct violated the code of ethics.






12. 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.






13. The defense's request that the court find the prosecution failed to meet its burden and that it remove the case from the jury by finding the defendant not guilty.






14. 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.






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






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






17. Law that deals with harm to society as a whole.






18. 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.






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. 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.






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






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






23. The standard of proof most commonly used in civil trials. The evidence presented must prove that it is more likely than not the defendant committed the wrong.






24. 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






25. A statement of the court's decision that contains many of the case's specific facts - thereby limiting its future applicability to a narrow range of cases.






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






27. Also known as cause in fact - this is measured by the 'but for' standard: But for the defendant's actions - the plaintiff would not have been injured.






28. 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.






29. A compilation of federal or state statutes in which the statutes are organized by subject matter rather than by year of enactment.






30. The process of organizing statutes by subject matter.






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






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






33. A witness who possesses skill and knowledge beyond that of the average person.






34. 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.






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






36. A process whereby the prosecutor and the defendant's attorney agree for the defendant to plead guilty in exchange for the prosecutor's promise to charge him or her with a lesser offense - drop some additional charges - or request a lesser sentence.






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






42. The failure of an attorney to act reasonably.






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






44. A notice informing the defendant of the lawsuit and requiring the defendant to respond or risk losing the suit.






45. Something of value exchanged to form the basis of a contract.






46. The transfer of a case from one state court to a federal court.






47. The process of finding the law.






48. A trial conducted without a jury.






49. Land and objects permanently attached to land.






50. A provision in a deed that prohibits specified uses of the property.