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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A reason for invalidating a statute where it covers both protected and criminal activity.






2. A meeting of the attorneys and the judge prior to the beginning of the trial.






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






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






5. The result reached in a particular case.






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






7. A grand jury's written accusation that a given individual has committed a crime.






8. The questioning of your own witness.






9. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.






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






11. The intermediate appellate courts in the federal system.






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






13. A request that the court find the plaintiff has failed to state a valid claim and dismiss the complaint.






14. Questions relating to the interpretation or application of the law.






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






16. Used to describe legislation that changes the common law.






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. Someone in court testifying to what someone said out of court for the purpose of establishing the truth of what was said.






20. A national paralegal association.






21. The law itself - such as statutes and court opinions.






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






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






24. An advance or down payment that is given to engage the services of an attorney.






25. A temporary transfer of personal property to someone other than the owner for a specified purpose.






26. A provision that purports to waive liability.






27. Generally someone operating within the law - representing persons before administrtive agencies that permit this practice.






28. Information about what happened procedurally to the litigation after the case cited. Include this information in a citation.






29. The standard of proof used in some civil trials. The evidence presented must be greater than a preponderance of the evidence but less than beyond a reasonable doubt.






30. 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.






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






32. Liability without a showing of fault.






33. The number of hours - or parts of an hour - that can be charged to a specific client.






34. Examples of legal writing include case briefs - law office memoranda - and documents filed with the court.






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






36. 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.






37. Money or something else of value that is held by the government to ensure the defendant's appearance in court.






38. In a case brief - the general legal principle in existence before the case began.






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






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






41. Information about the law - such as that contained in encyclopedias and law review articles.






42. The educated ability to apply law to specific facts.






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






44. Affiliated with the federal government's Legal Services Corporation - these offices serve those who would otherwise be unable to afford legal assistance.






45. 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.






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






47. A statute that changes the common law.






48. The standard of proof used in criminal trials. The evidence represented must be so conclusive and complete that all reasonable doubts regarding the facts are removed from the jurors' minds.






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






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