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PARALEGAL FINAL EXAM BRAND
NEW OFFICIAL QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS.
In civil litigation, discovery is self-executing, which means:
the parties implement discovery procedures on their own with little
intervention from the court.
Federal courts have _________________ jurisdiction over
bankruptcy cases.
exclusive jurisdiction
In regard to the exercise of jurisdiction over an out-of-state
defendant, a forum state's court:
must be satisfied that the defendant has had minimum contacts
with the forum state.
In a criminal case, among the elements the prosecutor must
prove is mens rea, which means:
a guilty mind constituted by the state of mind or intent of the
defendant.
In a case of Diversity of Citizenship Jurisdiction where there
are multiple plaintiffs each plaintiff's claim must have an
amount in controversy that exceeds $75,000
True
The geographic location within a jurisdiction where a trial
should take place is called
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venue
In an effort to protect a party from having to pay the same
claim twice, interpleader is allowed in federal courts,
particularly when a party is uncertain who the proper
claimant is.
true
In the citation "Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483
(1952)," "U.S." means the case:
is reported in the "United States Reports" series of reporters
Paralegals may be called on to research primary authority,
such as:
court decisions
The purpose of legal citation is to:
provide brief, effective, and precise information to professionals
who read legal documents.
West Publishing's Digest System uses something called
________________ to broadly categorize every court decision
headnote
Once the editors at West Publishing have broadly
categorized each decision the editor will more specifically
group a decision through the use of something called
___________
key number
In what set of Reporters would one find opinions from the
Louisiana Supreme Court?
Southern Reporters
PARALEGAL FINAL EXAM BRAND
NEW OFFICIAL QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS.
In civil litigation, discovery is self-executing, which means:
the parties implement discovery procedures on their own with little
intervention from the court.
Federal courts have _________________ jurisdiction over
bankruptcy cases.
exclusive jurisdiction
In regard to the exercise of jurisdiction over an out-of-state
defendant, a forum state's court:
must be satisfied that the defendant has had minimum contacts
with the forum state.
In a criminal case, among the elements the prosecutor must
prove is mens rea, which means:
a guilty mind constituted by the state of mind or intent of the
defendant.
In a case of Diversity of Citizenship Jurisdiction where there
are multiple plaintiffs each plaintiff's claim must have an
amount in controversy that exceeds $75,000
True
The geographic location within a jurisdiction where a trial
should take place is called
, Page | 2
venue
In an effort to protect a party from having to pay the same
claim twice, interpleader is allowed in federal courts,
particularly when a party is uncertain who the proper
claimant is.
true
In the citation "Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483
(1952)," "U.S." means the case:
is reported in the "United States Reports" series of reporters
Paralegals may be called on to research primary authority,
such as:
court decisions
The purpose of legal citation is to:
provide brief, effective, and precise information to professionals
who read legal documents.
West Publishing's Digest System uses something called
________________ to broadly categorize every court decision
headnote
Once the editors at West Publishing have broadly
categorized each decision the editor will more specifically
group a decision through the use of something called
___________
key number
In what set of Reporters would one find opinions from the
Louisiana Supreme Court?
Southern Reporters
