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






2. A defense requiring proof that the defendant was not mentally responsible.






3. A law enacted by a state legislature or by Congress.






4. Law dealing with ownership.






5. Simultaneously representing adverse clients.






6. An introductory paragraph listing issues to be discussed in the order they are to be discussed.






7. A trial ended by the judge because of a major problem - such as a prejudicial statement by one of the attorneys.






8. Federal and state rules that govern the admissibility of evidence in court.






9. An actual incident or condition; not a legal consequence.






10. 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.






11. A method adopted by the federal rules in which the plaintiff simply informs the defendant of the claim and the general basis for it.






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. The modern pretrial procedure by which one party gains information from the adverse party.






17. Someone who has the power to act in the place of another.






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






19. A court order authorizing a sheriff to take property in order to enforce a judgment.






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






21. A set of standardized jury instructions.






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






23. Disregarding a substantial and unjustifiable risk that harm will result.






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






25. 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.






26. A witness who has not been shown to have any special expertise.






27. An agreement supported by consideration.






28. A system developed to shield an attorney or a paralegal from a case that otherwise would create a conflict of interest.






29. Liability without having to prove fault.






30. An ADR mechanism whereby a neutral third party assists the parties in reaching a mutually agreeable - voluntary compromise.






31. Law that regulates how the legal system operates.






32. A national association of paralegal managers.






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






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






35. A person who permits or directs another person to act on the principal's behalf.






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






37. Federal and state rules that regulate how criminal proceedings are conducted.






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






39. 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.






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. A request that the court prohibit the use of certain evidence at the trial.






45. The application of legal rules to a client's specific factual situation; also known as legal analysis.






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






47. The failure of an attorney to act reasonably.






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






49. 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.






50. The questioning of an opposing witness.