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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 court's power to hear only specialized cases.






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






3. The number of hours - or parts of an hour - that can be charged to a specific client.






4. Questions relating to what happened: who - what - when - where - and how.






5. A transfer of real property rights that occurs after someone other than the owner has had actual - open - adverse - and exclusive use of the property for a statutorily determined number of years.






6. The division of governmental power among the legislative - executive - and judicial branches.






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






8. A statement in a judicial opinion not necessary for the decision of the case.






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






10. Ownership by two or more persons who have equal rights in the use of the property. When a joint tenant dies - that person's share passes to the other joint tenant(s).






11. Generally someone operating within the law - representing persons before administrtive agencies that permit this practice.






12. An agreement supported by consideration.






13. Information about what happened procedurally to the cited case before it was heard by the cited court. Do not include this information in a citation.






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






15. A court's power to hear any type of case arising within its geographical area.






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






17. An act by a landlord that makes the premises unfit or unsuitable for occupancy.






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






19. Body of law that has evolved from judicial decisions in cases that do not involve constitutional - statutory - or administrative regulation interpretation.






20. A public or private statement that an attorney's conduct violated the code of ethics.






21. Violation of a statute as proof of negligence






22. Summary of one legal point in a court opinion; written by the editors at West.






23. A system developed to shield an attorney or a paralegal from a case that otherwise would create a conflict of interest.






24. When an appellate court sends a case back to the trial court for a new trial or other action.






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






26. The general jurisdiction trial courts in the federal system.






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






28. 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.






29. Courts that determine whether lower courts have made errors of law.






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






31. A statutory citation is a formalized method for referring to a statute's chapter (or title) and section numbers.






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






33. In writing - a technique used to help your reader move from one thought to the next and to see the connections between them.






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






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






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






37. A defendant's plea meaning that the defendant neither admits nor denies the charges.






38. A professional entity in which the owners share in the organization's profits but are not liable for the malpractice of their partners.






39. 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.






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






41. Money is awarded to a plaintiff in payment for his or her actual losses.






42. A pamphlet inserted into the back of a book containing information new since the volume was published.






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






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






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






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






47. The heading section of a pleading that contains the names of the parties - the name of the court - the title of the action - the docket or file number - and the name of the pleading.






48. The theory holding manufacturers and sellers liable for defective products when the defects make the products unreasonably dangerous.






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






50. Generally accepted legal principles.