CER EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Definition: Writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court. - (answer)
b) Habeas Corpus
Term: Mitigating Circumstances
Definition: Considerations which increase a sentence imposed. - (answer) b) False
Definition: considerations which decrease a sentence imposed
What is an "Allocution" in legal terms? - (answer) b) Formal statement by a convicted defendant on
sentencing
Definition: Civil wrong that causes harm, giving the injured party the right to sue. - (answer) c) Tort
What does "Quiet Title" mean in legal proceedings? - (answer) a) Removal of a claim or lien
Term: Amendment
Definition: A change or correction. - (answer) True
Arbitration is a method of dispute resolution involving mediation by an impartial third party. - (answer)
False
Definition: dispute mediation by impartial 3rd party
Definition: Legal action to recover possession of personal property. - (answer) a) Replevin
Term: Bench Conference
Definition: Authority to find and bring into court someone who has failed to appear. - (answer) b) False
Definition: a discussion between attorneys and the judge outside the hearing of courtroom
What is the "Code Of Federal Regulations" in the legal context? - (answer) b) Federal regulatory agency
rules and regulations
,CER EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Definition: Adherence to precedent in court decisions. - (answer) a) Stare Decisis
A bench warrant is issued when a judge wants to commend a witness for their testimony. - (answer) b)
False
Definition: authority to find and to bring into court someone who has failed to appear
Term: Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Definition: The standard for winning a civil matter. - (answer) b) False
Definition: standard for conviction in a criminal trial
Definition: Contract that prohibits one party from disclosing certain information. - (answer) b)
Nondisclosure Agreement (NDA)
Term: Preponderance Of Evidence
Definition: The standard for conviction in a criminal trial. - (answer) b)False
Definition: standard for winning a civil matter
Cause of action refers to considerations that decrease a sentence imposed. - (answer) b)False
Definition: situation causing a lawsuit
Definition: Unreasonable delay in pursuing a legal remedy. - (answer) a) Laches
What is the significance of "Consecutive Sentences" in legal proceedings? - (answer) b) Two or more
sentences served one after the other
A dismissal with prejudice means the case can be brought again. - (answer) b)False
The plaintiff may dismiss the action or any cause of action or a party to the action once the trial starts.
The dismissal would be with prejudice meaning the plaintiff is barred from ever refiling the same claim
again.
, CER EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
A docket number is assigned to a case when it is filed with the court. - (answer) a) True
Definition: Agreement in which a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a lenient
sentence. - (answer) a) Plea Bargain
Impeached testimony is contradicted with sufficient proof to affect a witness's credibility. - (answer) a)
True
What does "Subpoena" mean in legal terms? - (answer) b) Writ requiring a person to attend a court
proceeding as a witness
Calendar in legal terms refers to a court schedule. - (answer) a) True
Term: Arbitration
Definition: Dispute mediation by an impartial third party. - (answer) a) True
Term: Arraignment
Definition: Bringing an accused person to court to plead a criminal charge. - (answer) a) True
Term: Arrest
Definition: A discussion between attorneys and the judge outside the hearing of the courtroom. -
(answer) b) False
Definition: restraint and detention of a person suspected of a crime
What does "Res Judicata" mean in legal proceedings? - (answer) a) Matter already judged or settled,
and not to be pursued further
Definition: The power of the government to take private property for public use with just compensation.
- (answer) b) Eminent Domain
Definition: Writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court. - (answer)
b) Habeas Corpus
Term: Mitigating Circumstances
Definition: Considerations which increase a sentence imposed. - (answer) b) False
Definition: considerations which decrease a sentence imposed
What is an "Allocution" in legal terms? - (answer) b) Formal statement by a convicted defendant on
sentencing
Definition: Civil wrong that causes harm, giving the injured party the right to sue. - (answer) c) Tort
What does "Quiet Title" mean in legal proceedings? - (answer) a) Removal of a claim or lien
Term: Amendment
Definition: A change or correction. - (answer) True
Arbitration is a method of dispute resolution involving mediation by an impartial third party. - (answer)
False
Definition: dispute mediation by impartial 3rd party
Definition: Legal action to recover possession of personal property. - (answer) a) Replevin
Term: Bench Conference
Definition: Authority to find and bring into court someone who has failed to appear. - (answer) b) False
Definition: a discussion between attorneys and the judge outside the hearing of courtroom
What is the "Code Of Federal Regulations" in the legal context? - (answer) b) Federal regulatory agency
rules and regulations
,CER EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Definition: Adherence to precedent in court decisions. - (answer) a) Stare Decisis
A bench warrant is issued when a judge wants to commend a witness for their testimony. - (answer) b)
False
Definition: authority to find and to bring into court someone who has failed to appear
Term: Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Definition: The standard for winning a civil matter. - (answer) b) False
Definition: standard for conviction in a criminal trial
Definition: Contract that prohibits one party from disclosing certain information. - (answer) b)
Nondisclosure Agreement (NDA)
Term: Preponderance Of Evidence
Definition: The standard for conviction in a criminal trial. - (answer) b)False
Definition: standard for winning a civil matter
Cause of action refers to considerations that decrease a sentence imposed. - (answer) b)False
Definition: situation causing a lawsuit
Definition: Unreasonable delay in pursuing a legal remedy. - (answer) a) Laches
What is the significance of "Consecutive Sentences" in legal proceedings? - (answer) b) Two or more
sentences served one after the other
A dismissal with prejudice means the case can be brought again. - (answer) b)False
The plaintiff may dismiss the action or any cause of action or a party to the action once the trial starts.
The dismissal would be with prejudice meaning the plaintiff is barred from ever refiling the same claim
again.
, CER EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
A docket number is assigned to a case when it is filed with the court. - (answer) a) True
Definition: Agreement in which a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a lenient
sentence. - (answer) a) Plea Bargain
Impeached testimony is contradicted with sufficient proof to affect a witness's credibility. - (answer) a)
True
What does "Subpoena" mean in legal terms? - (answer) b) Writ requiring a person to attend a court
proceeding as a witness
Calendar in legal terms refers to a court schedule. - (answer) a) True
Term: Arbitration
Definition: Dispute mediation by an impartial third party. - (answer) a) True
Term: Arraignment
Definition: Bringing an accused person to court to plead a criminal charge. - (answer) a) True
Term: Arrest
Definition: A discussion between attorneys and the judge outside the hearing of the courtroom. -
(answer) b) False
Definition: restraint and detention of a person suspected of a crime
What does "Res Judicata" mean in legal proceedings? - (answer) a) Matter already judged or settled,
and not to be pursued further
Definition: The power of the government to take private property for public use with just compensation.
- (answer) b) Eminent Domain
