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NALA Paralegal Certification Exam
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, Which of the following are sources of law used in the American Legal System? - ANS
Statutes, case law, and regulations
Statutory Law is created by what branch? - ANS It is created by the legislative branch
What is case law? - ANS What the courts use to interpret and apply the law
What is canon law? - ANS A legal system used exclusively by religious organizations
What is civil law? - ANS a wrongdoing preformed by one individual aginst another
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person or business
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Missouri v. Jenkins, a 1989 landmark case involved: - ANS This case involved the
recoverability of paralegal fees under section 1988 of the Civil Rights Attorney's Fee
Awards Act of 1976.
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What is true about both a general partnership and a limited partnership? - ANS Each
partner in a general partnership and each general partner in a limited partnership has
personal liability for all the debts and obligations of the general partnership
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In a limited partnership, the "limited" partner cannot do what? - ANS It cannot bind the
entity or participate in its management.
A general partnership begins as soon as its partners start doing what? - ANS This
begins as soon as its partners start doing business
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A limited partnership does not begin until what? - ANS This begins as soon as a
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charter document is filed with the state governmental agency where the limited
partnership is forming.
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A per curiam decision is: - ANS A ruling issued by an appellate court of multiple
judges in which the decision rendered is made by the court.
In preparing for trial, a paralegal cannot bill for: - ANS They cannot bill for copying
exhibits
Who can make a valid will? - ANS Anyone who is of sound mind and meets the
statutory age requirement