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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. When a person must be brought into a lawsuit as either a plaintiff or a defendant.






2. A form in which statutes are published; they are printed individually at the time they are first enacted.






3. To perform.






4. A right to use property owned by another for a limited purpose.






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






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






7. The rule requiring that the original document be produced at trial.






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






9. The status of having received a certificate documenting that the person has successfully completed an educational program.






10. The papers that begin a lawsuit-generally - the complaint and the answer.






11. An intentional act that creates a harmful or offensive physical contact.






12. A worldwide network of computer networks.






13. A trial conducted without a jury.






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






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






16. A test that provides that the defendant is not guilty due to insanity if - at the time of the killing - the defendant suffered from a defect or disease of the mind and could not understand whether the act was right or wrong.

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17. A provision that purports to waive liability.






18. When the product was not being used for its intended purpose or was being used in a dangerous manner; it is a defense to a products liability claim so long as the misuse was not foreseeable.






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






20. The person who is being asked questions at a deposition.






21. General principles that guide the courts in their interpretation of statutes.






22. 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.






23. A claim by the defendant against the plaintiff.






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






25. When nonlawyers do things that only lawyers are allowed to do. In most states this is a crime.






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






27. A calendering system that records key dates and important deadlines.






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






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






30. Bad act.






31. A computerized database that contains the full text of documents - such as court opinions or depositions.






32. Questions that suggest the answer.






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






34. A national association of paralegal managers.






35. An affidavit signed by the client indicating that he or she has read the complaint and that its contents are correct.






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






37. Bad intent.






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






39. Court decisions from an equal or a lower court from the same jurisidiction or from a higher court in a different jurisdiction; also includes secondary authority.






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






41. Standard used by appellate courts when reviewing a trial court's findings of fact.






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






43. When an appellate court overturns or negates the decision of a lower court.






44. Generally accepted legal principles.






45. Voluntarily and knowingly subjecting oneself to danger.






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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.