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






2. The result reached in a particular case.






3. The power of the federal courts to hear matters of state law if the opposing parties are from different states and the amounts in controversy exceeds $75 -000.00






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






5. Not susceptible to a precise definition; a belief based on specific facts that a crime has been or is about to be committed; more than a reasonable suspicion.






6. The defense's request that the court find the prosecution failed to meet its burden and that it remove the case from the jury by finding the defendant not guilty.






7. A constitutional fairness requirement that a defendant have at least a certain minimum level of contact with a state before the state courts can have jurisdiction over the defendant.






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






9. The pleading that begins a lawsuit.






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






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






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






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






14. A request that the court order that certain information not be mentioned in the presence of the jury.






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






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






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






18. A separable part of a statute that must be satisfied for the statute to apply.






19. 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






20. An attorney's written argument presented to an appeals court - setting forth a statement of the law as it should be applied to the client's facts.






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






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






23. Law that deals with harm to society as a whole.






24. A person who initiates an appeal.






25. 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.






26. A bank account used to hold money belonging to the client or to a third party.






27. A criminal proceeding at which the court informs the defendant of the charges being brought against him or her and the defendant enters a plea.






28. A request made to the court.






29. Fairness; a court's power to do justice. Equity powers allow judges to take action when otherwise the law would limit their decisions to monetary awards. Equity powers include a judge's ability to issue an injunction and to order specific performance






30. A defense whereby the defendant offers new evidence to avoid judgment.






31. 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.






32. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






33. The power of a court to force a person to appear before it.






34. 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.






35. The new legal principle established by a court opinion.






36. An examination of a prospective juror to see if he or she is fit to serve as a juror on a specific case.






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






38. A judicial philosophy that supports a limited role for the judiciary in changing the law - including deference to the legislative branch.






39. Land and objects permanently attached to land.






40. Something of value exchanged to form the basis of a contract.






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






42. A national voluntary organization of lawyers.






43. A term used to describe a case that is similar to another case.






44. When an appellate court that normally sits in panels sits as a whole.






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






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






47. An authoritative secondary source - written by a group of legal scholars - summarizing the existing common law - as well as suggesting what the law should be.






48. To perform.






49. A term used to describe two cases that are almost identical - with similar facts and legal issues.






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