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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. Land and objects permanently attached to land.






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






3. A transfer of real property rights that occurs after someone other than the owner has had actual - open - adverse - and exclusive use of the property for a statutorily determined number of years.






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






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






6. A method for measuring the relative negligence of the plaintiff and the defendant - with a commensurate sharing of the compensation for the injuries.






7. An error made by the trial judge sufficiently serious to warrant reversing the trial court's decision.






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






9. Information that tells the reader the name of the case - where it can be located - the court that decided it - and the year it was decided. The Bluebook gives precise rules as to how case citations are to be written.






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






11. 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






12. 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.






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






14. A public or private statement that an attorney's conduct violated the code of ethics.






15. The delivery of a pleading or other paper in a lawsuit to the opposing party.






16. The general jurisdiction trial courts in the federal system.






17. A court's prior permission for the police to search and seize.






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






19. The ethical rule prohibiting attorneys and paralegals from disclosing information regarding a client or a client's case.






20. Summary of one legal point in a court opinion; written by the editors at West.






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






22. An actual incident or condition; not a legal consequence.






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






24. The process of finding the law.






25. 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.






26. Monetary compensation - including compensatory - punitive - and nominal damages.






27. 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.






28. A claim by a defendant against someone in addition to the persons the plaintiff has already sued.






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






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






31. A method for excusing a prospective juror; no reason need be given.






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






33. A defendant's personal promise to appear in court.






34. The judge informs the jurors of the law they need to know to make their decision.






35. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






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






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






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






39. A statement of the court's decision that contains many of the case's specific facts - thereby limiting its future applicability to a narrow range of cases.






40. Rules of conduct promulgated and enforced by the government.






41. Federal and state rules that govern the admissibility of evidence in court.






42. Courts that determine the facts and apply the law to the facts.






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






44. Consists of the description of events that a witness testifies to under oath in a legal proceeding.






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






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






47. A tangible object or a right or ownership interest.






48. Any tangible object - like a bloody glove.






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






50. The failure of an attorney to act reasonably.