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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. Governmental publication of court opinions.






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






3. A person who initiates a lawsuit.






4. A decision is reversed when the litigants appeal the trial court decision and the higher court disagrees with the decision of a lower court.






5. 'The thing speaks for itself'; the doctrine that suggest negligence can be presumed if an event happens that would not ordinarily happen unless someone was negligent.






6. A set charge for a specific service - such as drafting a simple will.






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






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






9. A national association of paralegal associations.






10. To perform.






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. Evidence that does not add any new information but that confirms facts that already have been established.






16. Representing someone who is in a position adverse to a prior client.






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






18. Part of the Model Penal Code; a test that provides that the defendant is not guilty due to insanity if - at the time of the killing - the defendant lacked either the ability to understand that the act was wrong or the ability to control the behavior.






19. Someone in court testifying to what someone said out of court for the purpose of establishing the truth of what was said.






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






21. A situation in which a conflict of interest may arise in the future--for example - representing business partners.






22. 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.






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






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






25. Rules of conduct promulgated and enforced by the government.






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






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






28. An approach whereby the courts give a statute a narrow interpretation.






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






30. Disregarding a substantial and unjustifiable risk that harm will result.






31. The power of the federal government to prevent the states from passing conflicting laws - and sometimes even to prohibit states from passing any laws on a particular subject.






32. A decision is reversed when an appellate court overturns or negates the decision of a lower court.






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






34. A court's prior permission for the police to search and seize.






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






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






37. A provision that purports to waive liability.






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






39. A claim by the defendant against the plaintiff.






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






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






42. A provision in a deed that prohibits specified uses of the property.






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






44. Law that creates rights and duties.






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






49. A separable part of a statute that must be satisfied for the statute to apply.






50. When only one court has the power to hear a case.