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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 process of finding the law.






2. Information that tells the reader the name of the case - where it can be located - the court that decided it - and the year it was decided. The Bluebook gives precise rules as to how case citations are to be written.






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






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






5. Part of the Model Penal Code; a test that provides that the defendant is not guilty due to insanity if - at the time of the killing - the defendant lacked either the ability to understand that the act was wrong or the ability to control the behavior.






6. An intentional act that creates a harmful or offensive physical contact.






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






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






9. Occurs when the police restrain a person's freedom and charge the person with a crime.






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






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






12. A system of government in which the authority to govern is split between a single - nationwide central government and several regional governments that control specific geographical areas.






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






14. A defense requiring proof that the defendant was forced to take an action to avoid a greater harm.






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






16. Law that deals with harm to an individual.






17. Questions that suggest the answer.






18. A statement in a judicial opinion not necessary for the decision of the case.






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






20. Simultaneously representing adverse clients.






21. 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.






22. Consists of the description of events that a witness testifies to under oath in a legal proceeding.






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






24. The theory holding manufacturers and sellers liable for defective products when the defects make the products unreasonably dangerous.






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






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






27. 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.






28. 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.






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






30. Liability without a showing of fault.






31. A constitutional protection against being tried twice for the same crime.






32. A system of government in which the authority to govern is split between a single - nationwide central government and several regional governments that control specific geographical areas.






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






34. In a case brief - the court's answer to the issue presented to it; the new legal principle established by a court opinion.






35. An approach whereby the courts give a statute a narrow interpretation.






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






37. The doctrine stating that normally once a court has decided one way on a particular issue - it and other courts in the same jurisdiction will decide the same way on that issue in future cases given similar facts unless they can be convinced of the ne






38. Being informed of some act done or about to be done.






39. A national association of paralegal associations.






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






41. To perform.






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. A judicial philosophy that supports an active role for the judiciary in changing the law.






50. A case listed in Shepard's that cites your case.