AAERT (AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRONIC REPORTERS
AND TRANSCRIBERS) CERTIFICATION - EXAMINATION
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: Regarding case law, _______ influence(s) future
decisions? A: the current President B: the media C: past decisions
D: Congress
Answer:
C: past decisions
Question 2: True or False? All courts must follow the law exactly,
no matter how unreasonable or unfair the result.
Answer:
False
Question 3: True or False? Statutory laws are limited to federal
laws.
Answer:
False
Question 4: How are each type of law derived? Tradition ----->
Legislature -----> Prior Court Rulings -----> Case Law Statutory Law
Common Law
Answer:
Tradition -----> Common Law
,Question 5: Legislature -----> Statutory Law Prior Court Rulings
-----> Case Law Which is the correct style for a citation in the United
States Code? A: U.S.C. 27 3423(a)(1(B) B: 27 U.S.C. 3423(a)(1)(B) C:
27 3423(a)(1(B) U.S.C. D: 27 (a)(1)(B)3423 U.S.C.
Answer:
B: 27 U.S.C. 3423(a)(1)(B)
Question 6: ORDER THE LIFE CYCLE OF A CASE FROM LEFT TO
RIGHT Pleadings Discovery Appeal Trial Complaint
Answer:
COMPLAINT -> PLEADINGS -> DISCOVERY -> TRIAL -> APPEAL
Question 7: TYPE OF WITNESS MATCH ___________ - Provides
facts and/or opinions about the case ___________ - Fact witness
that may not give an opinion ___________ - Speaks as to person's
tendencies and personality ___________ - Testifies about
something they observed Percipient Witness Character Witness
Lay Witness Expert Witness
Answer:
EXPERT WITNESS - Provides facts and/or opinions about the case
Question 8: LAY WITNESS - Fact witness that may not give an
opinion CHARACTER WITNESS - Speaks as to a person's
tendencies and personality PERCIPIENT WITNESS - Testifies about
something they observed True or False? Parties never exchange
documents, so it is a secret what information you have when you
go to trial.
Answer:
, False
Question 9: TYPE OF WITNESS MATCH Types of witnesses: Lay
------> Expert ------> Character ------> fact witness about the case fact
and opinion witness on a specific topic testifies on if someone is a
good person
Answer:
LAY WITNESS ----> FACT WITNESS ABOUT THE CASE
Question 10: EXPERT WITNESS ----> FACT AND OPINION WITNESS
ON A SPECIFIC TOPIC CHARACTER WITNESS ----> TESTIFIES ON
IF SOMEONE IS A GOOD PERSON If the case is about a car
accident on 10/19/2022, which term describes that date? A: Date of
Injury B: Day of Injury C: Day of Accident D: Date of Loss
Answer:
D: Date of Loss
Question 11: Can a lay witness give an opinion during their
testimony? A: No B: Yes
Answer:
A: No
Question 12: During trial the attorney who calls a witness gets to
ask them questions first. What is it called when that attorney is
asking their second round of questions? A: direct examination B:
redirect examination C: cross-examination D: recross-examination
Answer:
AND TRANSCRIBERS) CERTIFICATION - EXAMINATION
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: Regarding case law, _______ influence(s) future
decisions? A: the current President B: the media C: past decisions
D: Congress
Answer:
C: past decisions
Question 2: True or False? All courts must follow the law exactly,
no matter how unreasonable or unfair the result.
Answer:
False
Question 3: True or False? Statutory laws are limited to federal
laws.
Answer:
False
Question 4: How are each type of law derived? Tradition ----->
Legislature -----> Prior Court Rulings -----> Case Law Statutory Law
Common Law
Answer:
Tradition -----> Common Law
,Question 5: Legislature -----> Statutory Law Prior Court Rulings
-----> Case Law Which is the correct style for a citation in the United
States Code? A: U.S.C. 27 3423(a)(1(B) B: 27 U.S.C. 3423(a)(1)(B) C:
27 3423(a)(1(B) U.S.C. D: 27 (a)(1)(B)3423 U.S.C.
Answer:
B: 27 U.S.C. 3423(a)(1)(B)
Question 6: ORDER THE LIFE CYCLE OF A CASE FROM LEFT TO
RIGHT Pleadings Discovery Appeal Trial Complaint
Answer:
COMPLAINT -> PLEADINGS -> DISCOVERY -> TRIAL -> APPEAL
Question 7: TYPE OF WITNESS MATCH ___________ - Provides
facts and/or opinions about the case ___________ - Fact witness
that may not give an opinion ___________ - Speaks as to person's
tendencies and personality ___________ - Testifies about
something they observed Percipient Witness Character Witness
Lay Witness Expert Witness
Answer:
EXPERT WITNESS - Provides facts and/or opinions about the case
Question 8: LAY WITNESS - Fact witness that may not give an
opinion CHARACTER WITNESS - Speaks as to a person's
tendencies and personality PERCIPIENT WITNESS - Testifies about
something they observed True or False? Parties never exchange
documents, so it is a secret what information you have when you
go to trial.
Answer:
, False
Question 9: TYPE OF WITNESS MATCH Types of witnesses: Lay
------> Expert ------> Character ------> fact witness about the case fact
and opinion witness on a specific topic testifies on if someone is a
good person
Answer:
LAY WITNESS ----> FACT WITNESS ABOUT THE CASE
Question 10: EXPERT WITNESS ----> FACT AND OPINION WITNESS
ON A SPECIFIC TOPIC CHARACTER WITNESS ----> TESTIFIES ON
IF SOMEONE IS A GOOD PERSON If the case is about a car
accident on 10/19/2022, which term describes that date? A: Date of
Injury B: Day of Injury C: Day of Accident D: Date of Loss
Answer:
D: Date of Loss
Question 11: Can a lay witness give an opinion during their
testimony? A: No B: Yes
Answer:
A: No
Question 12: During trial the attorney who calls a witness gets to
ask them questions first. What is it called when that attorney is
asking their second round of questions? A: direct examination B:
redirect examination C: cross-examination D: recross-examination
Answer:
