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






2. An intentional act that creates a harmful or offensive physical contact.






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






4. A request that the court grant judgment in favor of the moving party because there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. It is similar to a 12(b)(6) motion except that the court a






5. 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.






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






7. In a case brief - facts that deal with what happened to the parties before the litigation began.






8. 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






9. A decision is affirmed when the litigants appeal the trial court decision and the higher court agrees with what the lower court has done.






10. The revocation of an attorney's license.






11. A suspicion based on specific facts; less than probable cause.






12. The tenant's right to be free from interference from the landlord with respect to how the property is used.






13. The power of the federal courts to hear matters of federal law.






14. 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






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






16. A law promulgated by an administrative agency.






17. A system of government in which the authority to govern is split between a single - nationwide central government and several regional governments that control specific geographical areas.






18. 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.






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






20. A motion brought before the beginning of a trial either to eliminate the necessity for a trial or to limit the information that can be heard at the trial.






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






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






23. Federal and state rules that regulate how criminal proceedings are conducted.






24. Either a subcategory of relevancy or simply another word for relevancy - the requirement that the evidence be more probative than prejudicial.






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






26. An error made by the trial judge sufficiently serious to warrant reversing the trial court's decision.






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






28. The questioning of an opposing witness.






29. A person who initiates a lawsuit.






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






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






32. A national voluntary organization of lawyers.






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






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






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






36. A trial ended by the judge because of a major problem - such as a prejudicial statement by one of the attorneys.






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






38. Rules and regulations created by administrative agencies.






39. A rule that states that evidence obtained in violation of an individual's constitutional rights cannot be used against that individual in a criminal trial.






40. 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.






41. Law that regulates how the legal system operates.






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






43. A method for interpreting statutes in which the ordinary meaning of the statute's language is examined.






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






45. Liability without having to prove fault.






46. A compilation of federal administrative regulations arranged by agency.






47. Voluntarily and knowingly subjecting oneself to danger.






48. 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.






49. The defense's request that the court find the prosecution failed to meet its burden and that it remove the case from the jury by finding the defendant not guilty.






50. 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.