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






2. An assumption that something that is not real is real-for example - saying that a corporation is a person for purposes of its being able to sue and be sued.






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






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






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






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






7. A statement in a judicial opinion not necessary for the decision of the case.






8. A book that contains court opinion headnotes arranged by subject matter.






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






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






11. The opinion of a jury on a question of fact.






12. Law that creates rights and duties.






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






14. A court order authorizing a sheriff to take property in order to enforce a judgment.






15. A person who initiates a lawsuit.






16. The pretrial oral questioning of a witness under oath.






17. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






18. A document that lists statements regarding specific items for the other party to admit or deny.






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






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






21. Powers not stated in the Constitution but that are necessary for Congress to carry out other - expressly granted powers.






22. A computerized database that contains key information about the content of documents - such as medical records.






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






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






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






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






27. A defense requiring proof that force or a threat of force was used to cause a person to commit a criminal act.






28. 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.






29. The standard of proof most commonly used in civil trials. The evidence presented must prove that it is more likely than not the defendant committed the wrong.






30. A notice informing the defendant of the lawsuit and requiring the defendant to respond or risk losing the suit.






31. The requirement in a legal malpractice case that the plaintiff-client prove that but for the attorney's negligence - the client would have won.






32. 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.






33. The publication of false statements that harm a person's reputation.






34. The process of finding the law.






35. The power of a court to hear a particular type of case.






36. A statutory citation is a formalized method for referring to a statute's chapter (or title) and section numbers.






37. A set of standardized jury instructions.






38. 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).






39. A professional entity in which the owners share in the organization's profits but are not liable for the malpractice of their partners.






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






41. Consists of records - contracts - leases - wills - and other written instruments.






42. The party in a case against whom an appeal has been filed.






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






44. Generally accepted legal principles.






45. A national voluntary organization of lawyers.






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






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






48. A trial court error that is not sufficient to warrant reversing the decision.






49. In a case brief - facts that relate to what happened procedurally in the lower courts or administrative agencies before the case reached the court issuing the opinion.






50. The power of a court to hear a case.