SOCIAL WORK AND THE LAW-EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The process by which one side of the lawsuit determines the facts are known to the
other side is referred to as - ANSWER-discovery
The American justice system is said to be - ANSWER-b, c, & d (adversarial,
accusatorial, fair
A juror who is dismissed from the venire without case is dismissed by - ANSWER-a
peremptory challenge
In a appeal after a criminal conviction, the state is the - ANSWER-appellee
The most common exception to the hearsay rule for written out of court statements is
the ___records exception - ANSWER-business
if the requirement of proof is that a party has to establish that her version of the facts
is more likely true than not true, the standard of proof is based on - ANSWER-
preponderance of the evidence
To challenge an adverse decision by the social security administration one would
appeal to - ANSWER-an administrative hearing board
Trial court opinions will be found in - ANSWER-regional reports
_____are comments in court opinions that are not essential to deciding the case -
ANSWER-dicta
Laws that are printed in statute books and are grouped by subject matter with
references to previous court decisions are called - ANSWER-annotated codified
statutes
When doing legal research, to make sure that you are getting the latest version of a
law you should check - ANSWER-the pocket parts
_____set forth how something is done in the legal system - ANSWER-procedural
laws
In a drug trial, a pound of cocaine would be considered _____evidence - ANSWER-
real
The questioning to determine if an expert witness is qualified is called - ANSWER-
voir dire
Question such as "did you just stop beating your wife this morning" would be an
example of a_____question - ANSWER-leading
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The process by which one side of the lawsuit determines the facts are known to the
other side is referred to as - ANSWER-discovery
The American justice system is said to be - ANSWER-b, c, & d (adversarial,
accusatorial, fair
A juror who is dismissed from the venire without case is dismissed by - ANSWER-a
peremptory challenge
In a appeal after a criminal conviction, the state is the - ANSWER-appellee
The most common exception to the hearsay rule for written out of court statements is
the ___records exception - ANSWER-business
if the requirement of proof is that a party has to establish that her version of the facts
is more likely true than not true, the standard of proof is based on - ANSWER-
preponderance of the evidence
To challenge an adverse decision by the social security administration one would
appeal to - ANSWER-an administrative hearing board
Trial court opinions will be found in - ANSWER-regional reports
_____are comments in court opinions that are not essential to deciding the case -
ANSWER-dicta
Laws that are printed in statute books and are grouped by subject matter with
references to previous court decisions are called - ANSWER-annotated codified
statutes
When doing legal research, to make sure that you are getting the latest version of a
law you should check - ANSWER-the pocket parts
_____set forth how something is done in the legal system - ANSWER-procedural
laws
In a drug trial, a pound of cocaine would be considered _____evidence - ANSWER-
real
The questioning to determine if an expert witness is qualified is called - ANSWER-
voir dire
Question such as "did you just stop beating your wife this morning" would be an
example of a_____question - ANSWER-leading
