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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. 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.






2. 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.






3. Law that regulates how the legal system operates.






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






5. Including more than one count in a complaint; the counts do not need to be consistent.






6. Court decisions from a higher court in the same jurisdiction.






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






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






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






10. A witness who possesses skill and knowledge beyond that of the average person.






11. The power of government to take private property for public purposes.






12. A national association of paralegal managers.






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






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






15. A national association of paralegal associations.






16. A decision is overruled when a court in a later case changes the law so that its prior decision is no longer good law.






17. An act by a landlord that makes the premises unfit or unsuitable for occupancy.






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






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






20. A group of people - usually 23 - whose function is to determine if probable cause exists to believe that a crime has been committed and that the defendant committed it.






21. Governmental publication of court opinions.






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






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






24. 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.






25. A court order requiring a party to perform a specific act or to cease doing a specific act.






26. A trial conducted without a jury.






27. A person appointed by the court to manage the affairs or property of a person who is incompetent due to age or some other reason.






28. A requirement that a party fulfill his or her contractual obligations.






29. Voluntarily and knowingly subjecting oneself to danger.






30. A statement of the court's decision in which the facts are either omitted or given in very general terms so that it will apply to a wider range of cases.






31. Money awarded to a plaintiff in cases of intentional torts in order to punish the defendant and serve as a warning to others.






32. Land and objects permanently attached to land.






33. 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.






34. Negligence by the plaintiff that contributed to his or her injury. Normally - it is a complete bar to the plaintiff's recovery.






35. A set of ethical rules developed by the American Bar Association in the 1980s. The Model rules have been adopted by most of the states.






36. 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.






37. A provision that purports to waive liability.






38. To perform.






39. A witness who has not been shown to have any special expertise.






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






41. The reference to a particular page within an opinion.






42. The justified use of force to protect oneself or others.






43. 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.






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






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






46. A rule that states that evidence obtained in violation of an individual's constitutional rights cannot be used against that individual in a criminal trial.






47. Simultaneously representing adverse clients.






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






49. A token sum awarded when liability has been found but monetary damages cannot be shown.






50. A canon of construction meaning 'of the same class.: