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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. The intermediate appellate courts in the federal system.






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






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






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






5. An introductory paragraph listing issues to be discussed in the order they are to be discussed.






6. A warrant that allows the police to enter without announcing their presence in advance.






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






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






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






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






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






12. Any tangible object - like a bloody glove.






13. The failure to act reasonably under the circumstances.






14. A body of principles and rules that are either explicitly stated in - or inferred from - the constitutions of the United States and those of the individual states.






15. 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.






16. Information that can be presented in a court of law as proof of some fact.






17. A privately published statutory code that includes editorial features - such as summaries of court opinions that have interpreted the statutes.






18. 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.






19. The process of signaling that you are really listening - accomplished by using verbal and nonverbal clues - paraphrasing - and reflecting the client's feelings.






20. A business run by two or more persons as co-owners.






21. In a case brief - the general legal principle in existence before the case began.






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






23. The law that sets the length of time from when something happens to when a lawsuit must be filed before the right to bring it is lost.






24. A tort committed by one who intends to do the act that creates the harm.






25. A summary of a court opinion that appears at the beginning of the case.






26. When the product was not being used for its intended purpose or was being used in a dangerous manner; it is a defense to a products liability claim so long as the misuse was not foreseeable.






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






28. Governmental publication of court opinions.






29. Information about what happened procedurally to the litigation after the case cited. Include this information in a citation. There is no entry for the topic Husband and Wife.






30. Relates to the ability of a witness to testify; generally - the witness must be capable of being understood by the jury; must understand the duty to tell the truth; and if a lay witness - must give testimony based on personal knowledge.






31. 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.






32. The papers that begin a lawsuit-generally - the complaint and the answer.






33. Located in most codified statutes - this table lists statutes by their popular names along with their citations.






34. The requirement that defendants be notified of their rights to remain silent and to have an attorney present prior to being questioned by the police.






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






36. Written questions sent by one side to the opposing side - answered under oath.






37. A meeting of the attorneys and the judge prior to the beginning of the trial.






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






39. A trial conducted without a jury.






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






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






42. Occurs whenever one person - through force or the threat of force - unlawfully detains another person against his or her will.






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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






47. A national association of paralegal managers.






48. Evidence that suggests the defendant's guilt.






49. Usually organized as either a partnership or a professional corporation - law clinics provide low-cost legal services on routine matters by stressing low overhead and high volume.






50. Questions that suggest the answer.