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Segment A Review 1


Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 1. 
Jurisdiction over property even though the property is not the controversy.
 a.
in rem jurisdiction
 b.
in personam jurisdiction
 c.
personam in rem jurisdiction
 d.
quasi in rem jurisdiction
 

 2. 
A case that is sufficient on its face is called:
 a.
beyond a reasonable doubt
 b.
by a preponderance of the evidence
 c.
prima facie
 d.
nolo contendere
 

 3. 
The Judicial Branch of government:
 a.
interprets the law
 b.
enacts the law
 c.
enforces the law
 d.
creates the law
 

 4. 
This is the lawyer for the government, the state, in a criminal matter.
 a.
the District Attorney
 b.
the United States Attorney
 c.
the Prosecutor
 d.
the Defense Counsel
 

 5. 
If a party loses at trial:
 a.
no appeal may be brought in a civil case
 b.
he or she has the automatic right of at least one appeal
 c.
he or she may file a notice of appeal
 d.
he or she may file a writ of cert
 

 6. 
The official collection of documents from trial.
 a.
the venue
 b.
the case
 c.
the record
 d.
the disposition
 

 7. 
A reasonable basis to believe that a person has committed a crime is called:
 a.
lis pendens
 b.
burden of proof
 c.
probable cause
 d.
proximate cause
 

 8. 
The point at which a series of incidents begin that ends up in an event resulting in damages.
 a.
probable cause
 b.
proximate cause
 c.
prima facie cause
 d.
reasonable doubt
 

 9. 
For a paralegal to interpret a law for another person is:
 a.
giving legal advice
 b.
giving non-legal advice
 c.
permissible if the attorney gives you permission
 d.
not permissible
 

 10. 
This is what empowers a court to hear and decide the outcome of a legal matter.
 a.
jurisprudence
 b.
jurisdiction
 c.
juristension
 d.
juris secundum
 

 11. 
Criminal cases involve a question of:
 a.
guilt
 b.
liability
 c.
damages
 d.
standards
 

 12. 
Written decision of the trial judge determining the resolution of the dispute before the court.
 a.
motion
 b.
opinion
 c.
pleading
 d.
discovery
 



 

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