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Paralegal 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In a case brief - the rule of law applied to the case's specific facts.






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






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






4. A claim by a defendant against someone in addition to the persons the plaintiff has already sued.






5. An approach whereby the courts give a statute a broad interpretation.






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






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






8. Evidence that is derived from an illegal search or interrogation is inadmissible.






9. The educated ability to apply law to specific facts.






10. The process after arrest that includes taking the defendant's personal information - giving the defendant an opportunity to read and sign a Miranda card - and allowing the defendant the opportunity to use a telephone.






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






12. A defense requiring proof that the defendant was forced to take an action to avoid a greater harm.






13. A professional entity in which the stockholders share in the organization's profits but have their liabilities limited to the amount of their investment.






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






15. A trial conducted without a jury.






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






17. The purpose of the legislature at the time it enacted the statute.






18. A reason for invalidating a statute where it covers both protected and criminal activity.






19. The status of being formally recognized by a nongovernmental organization for having met special criteria - such as fulfilling educational requirements and passing an exam - established by that organization.






20. A national association of paralegal managers.






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. An examination of a prospective juror to see if he or she is fit to serve as a juror on a specific case.






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






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






29. A grand jury's written accusation that a given individual has committed a crime.






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. Cases that involve similar facts and rules of law.






32. A constitutional fairness requirement that a defendant have at least a certain minimum level of contact with a state before the state courts can have jurisdiction over the defendant.






33. 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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34. An intentional act that creates a reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive physical contact.






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. A statute establishing and setting out the powers of an administrative agency.






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






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






42. Not factually true - but accepted by the courts as being legally true.






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






44. Determined by whether the evidence leads one to logically conclude that an asserted fact is either more or less probable.






45. A repeat offender; one who continues to commit more crimes.






46. When a higher court agrees with what lower court has done.






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






48. The background documents created during the process of a bill becoming a statute. These documents can include alternative versions of the legislation - proceedings of committee hearings and reports - and transcripts of floor debates.






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






50. The chronological publication of statutes at the end of a legislative session.