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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. Evidence that supports previous testimony but that comes in a different form.






2. A judgment entered against a party who fails to complete a required step - such as answering the complaint.






3. A defendant's personal promise to appear in court.






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






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






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






7. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.






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






9. Without the need for a warrant - the police may seize objects that are openly visible.






10. Computer codes that - when clicked on with a mouse - connect the user to other web pages with related information






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






12. A court opinion that establishes new law in an important area.






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






14. Defendant's reply to the complaint. It may contain statements of denial - admission - or lack of knowledge and affirmative defenses.






15. A judicial philosophy that supports an active role for the judiciary in changing the law.






16. The process of properly identifying and authenticating evidence so that it can be introduced.






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. A set of standardized jury instructions.






23. Federal and state rules that govern the admissibility of evidence in court.






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






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






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






27. In deductive reasoning - the second proposition - which along with the major premise leads to the conclusion; in law - the minor premise consists of the client's facts.






28. General principles that guide the courts in their interpretation of statutes.






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






30. 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.






31. An ADR mechanism whereby the parties submit their disagreement to a third party - whose decision is binding.






32. A defense requiring proof that the defendant would not have committed the crime but for police trickery.






33. 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.






34. A nonlawyer who provides legal services directly to the public without being under the supervision of an attorney. Absent a statute allowing this activity - it constitutes the unauthorized practice of law.






35. What the prosecution or plaintiff must be able to prove in order for the case to go to the jury-that is - the elements of the prosecution's case or the plaintiff's cause of action.






36. The publication of false statements that harm a person's reputation.






37. Fairness; a court's power to do justice. Equity powers allow judges to take action when otherwise the law would limit their decisions to monetary awards. Equity powers include a judge's ability to issue an injunction and to order specific performance






38. A criminal proceeding at which the court informs the defendant of the charges being brought against him or her and the defendant enters a plea.






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






40. A claim by one defendant against another defendant or by one plaintiff against another plaintiff.






41. A nonbinding process in which attorneys for both sides present synopses of their cases to a jury - which renders an advisory opinion on the basis of these presentations.






42. Generally accepted legal principles.






43. Generally - an emergency situation that allows a search to proceed without a warrant.






44. An affidavit signed by the client indicating that he or she has read the complaint and that its contents are correct.






45. A question that suggests the answer; generally - leading questions may not be asked during direct examination of a witness.






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






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






48. In a case brief - facts that relate to what happened procedurally in the lower courts or administrative agencies before the case reached the court issuing the opinion.






49. Establishes a direct link to the event that must be proven.






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