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






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






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






4. Any tangible object - like a bloody glove.






5. When an appellate court sends a case back to the trial court for a new trial or other action.






6. Questions that suggest the answer.






7. A court order that ends a lawsuit; the suit cannot be refiled by the same parties.






8. 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.






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






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






11. Body of law that has evolved from judicial decisions in cases that do not involve constitutional - statutory - or administrative regulation interpretation.






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






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






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






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






16. A verdict ordered by a trial judge if the plaintiff fails to present a prima facie case or if the defendant fails to present a necessary defense.






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






18. A compilation of federal or state statutes in which the statutes are organized by subject matter rather than by year of enactment.






19. The process of using Shepard's citations to check a court citation to see whether there has been any subsequent history or treatment by other court decisions.






20. 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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21. Occurs when the police restrain a person's freedom and charge the person with a crime.






22. A process whereby the prosecutor and the defendant's attorney agree for the defendant to plead guilty in exchange for the prosecutor's promise to charge him or her with a lesser offense - drop some additional charges - or request a lesser sentence.






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






24. A national voluntary organization of lawyers.






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. The modern pretrial procedure by which one party gains information from the adverse party.






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






32. All property that is not real property.






33. An issue that the court has never faced before.






34. The way in which a question of fact is established. Evidence can consist of witness testimony or documents and exhibits. It is the proof presented at a trial.






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






36. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






37. The party in a lawsuit against whom an appeal has been filed.






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






39. The standard of proof used in criminal trials. The evidence represented must be so conclusive and complete that all reasonable doubts regarding the facts are removed from the jurors' minds.






40. An agreement supported by consideration.






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






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






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






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






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






46. A means of gaining appellate review; in the U.S. Supreme Court the writ is discretionary and will be issued to another court to review a federal question if four of the nine justices vote to hear the case.






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






48. The requirement that relief be sought from an administrative agency before proceeding to court.






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






50. The transfer of a case from one state court to a federal court.