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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Not factually true - but accepted by the courts as being legally true.






2. Evidence that is derived from an illegal search or interrogation is inadmissible.






3. A fee calculated as a percentage of the settlement or award in the case.






4. The court's power to review statutes to decide whether they conform to the Constitution.






5. A case listed in Shepard's that cites your case.






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






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






8. An intentional tort that covers a variety of situations - including disclosure - intrusion - appropriation - and false light.






9. An intentional act that creates a reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive physical contact.






10. Computer codes that - when clicked on with a mouse - connect the user to other web pages with related information






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






12. 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.






13. Ownership by two or more persons who have equal rights in the use of the property. When a joint tenant dies - that person's share passes to the other joint tenant(s).






14. Also known as real estate; land and items growing on or permanently attached to that land.






15. Used to describe legislation that changes the common law.






16. 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.






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






18. 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.






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






20. 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.






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






22. The questioning of an opposing witness.






23. 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






24. Governmental publication of court opinions.






25. Proof that the evidence is what it is said to be.






26. Also known as cause in fact - this is measured by the 'but for' standard: But for the defendant's actions - the plaintiff would not have been injured.






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






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






29. The process of properly identifying and authenticating evidence so that it can be introduced.






30. Cases that involve different facts and/or rules of law.






31. A reason for invalidating a statute where a reasonable person could not determine a statute's meaning.






32. Violation of a statute as proof of negligence






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






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






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






36. A set of standardized jury instructions.






37. A computer search that identifies every place in which the search term appears in the actual text of the document being searched.






38. 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.






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






40. In a complaint - one cause of action.






41. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






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






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






44. 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.






45. Law dealing with ownership.






46. The failure of an attorney to act reasonably.






47. A requirement that property be fit for the purpose for which it is being rented. Owners are required to repair and maintain the premises at certain minimum levels.






48. Land and objects permanently attached to land.






49. The process by which individuals or organizations have their names placed on an official list kept by some private organization or governmental agency.






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