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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 tenant's right to be free from interference from the landlord with respect to how the property is used.






2. A compilation of federal administrative regulations arranged by agency.






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






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






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






6. A court order requiring a person to appear to testify at a trial or deposition.






7. To perform.






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






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






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






11. A statement of the court's decision in which the facts are either omitted or given in very general terms so that it will apply to a wider range of cases.






12. When a higher court agrees with what lower court has done.






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






14. The heading section of a pleading that contains the names of the parties - the name of the court - the title of the action - the docket or file number - and the name of the pleading.






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






16. When an appellate court sends a case back to the trial court for a new trial or other action.






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






18. The process of using Shepard's citations to check a court citation to see whether there has been any subsequent history or treatment by other court decisions.






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






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






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






22. A decision is overruled when a court in a later case changes the law that the decision in the earlier case is no longer good law.






23. When a judge formally recognizes something as being a fact without requiring the attorneys prove it through the introduction of other evidence.






24. 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.






25. The final paragraph in a written legal analysis that summarizes the writer's conclusions.






26. 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.






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






28. The status of being formally recognized by a nongovernmental organization for having met special criteria - such as fulfilling educational requirements and passing an exam - established by that organization.






29. Evidence that suggests the defendant's guilt.






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






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






32. Indirect evidence - used to prove facts by implication.






33. An activity that requires professional judgment - or the educational ability to relate law to a specific legal problem.






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






35. A court opinion that establishes new law in an important area.






36. How subsequent cases have affected the case you are Shepardizing. It is sometimes indicated by a one-letter abbreviation before the Shepard's citation.






37. The purpose of the legislature at the time it enacted the statute.






38. Evidence that supports previous testimony but that comes in a different form.






39. In writing - a technique used to help your reader move from one thought to the next and to see the connections between them.






40. A decision is overruled when a court in a later case changes the law so that its prior decision is no longer good law.






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






42. A nonbinding process in which attorneys for both sides present synopses of their cases to a jury - which renders an advisory opinion on the basis of these presentations.






43. Defendant's reply to the complaint. It may contain statements of denial - admission - or lack of knowledge and affirmative defenses.






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






45. Rules and regulations created by administrative agencies.






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






47. Liability without having to prove fault.






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






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






50. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.