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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An approach whereby the courts give a statute a narrow interpretation.






2. The principle that courts cannot decide abstract issues or render advisory opinions; rather - they are limited to deciding cases that involve litigants who are personally affected by the court's decision.






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






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






5. A statutory citation is a formalized method for referring to a statute's chapter (or title) and section numbers.






6. The intermediate appellate courts in the federal system.






7. 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.






8. The power of the federal government to prevent the states from passing conflicting laws - and sometimes even to prohibit states from passing any laws on a particular subject.






9. A defense requiring proof that the defendant would not have committed the crime but for police trickery.






10. Bad act.






11. A national paralegal association.






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






13. A motion brought before the beginning of a trial either to eliminate the necessity for a trial or to limit the information that can be heard at the trial.






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






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






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






17. Attorney compensation as a percentage of the amount recovered rather than a flat amount of money or an hourly fee.






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. Books that contain appellate court decisions. There are both official and unofficial reporters.






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






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






22. Broad questions that put few limits on the freedom of the respondent.






23. The revocation of an attorney's license.






24. A court's power to review statutes to decide if they conform to the federal or a state constitution.






25. A requirement that a party fulfill his or her contractual obligations.






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






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






28. All property that is not real property.






29. A trial conducted without a jury.






30. A national voluntary organization of lawyers.






31. An online legal database containing court decisions and statutes from the entire country - as well as secondary authority; a competitor to Westlaw.






32. Written questions sent by one side to the opposing side - answered under oath.






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






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






35. An assumption that something that is not real is real-for example - saying that a corporation is a person for purposes of its being able to sue and be sued.






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






37. Private publication of court opinions-for example - the regional reporters - such as N.E.2d - published by West.






38. 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.






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






40. The process of legislative enactment of areas of the law previously governed solely by the common law.






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






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






43. The reference to a particular page within an opinion.






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






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






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






47. A body of principles and rules that are either explicitly stated in - or inferred from - the constitutions of the United States and those of the individual states.






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






49. The tort theory that an employer can be sued for the negligent acts of its employees.






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