AAERT CER EXAM 2026 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
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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
B: redirect examination
Match the parties with their position in the case.
Defendant ---->
Plaintiff ----->
Party who is accused of wrongdoing
Party that feels they have been wronged
DEFENDANT ----> PARTY WHO IS ACCUSED OF WRONGDOING
PLAINTIFF ----> PARTY THAT FEELS THEY HAVE BEEN WRONGED
Is the burden of proof on the plaintiff for both criminal and civil cases?
A: Yes
B: No
A: Yes
At what point in the lifecycle of a case does a deposition usually take place?
A: During interrogatories.
B: During document production.
C: During discovery.
,D: Presuit
E: Trial
F: Appeal
C: During discovery.
Burden of Proof:
Criminal ----->
Civil ----->
Decided by evidence beyond a reasonable doubt
Decided by a preponderance of the evidence
CRIMINAL - DECIDED BY EVIDENCE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
CIVIL - DECIDED BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE
COUNSEL: Match the following terms to the correct definitions.
- Outside Counsel
- Pro Se
- et. seq.
- Third Party
- Pro Hac Vice
- et al.
- A PARTY WHO IS SUED BY THE ORGINAL DEFENDANT
- IN REGARDS TO A CASE, THIS MEANS THERE ARE MORE PARTIES THAT AREN'T
LISTED
- A LAWYER WHO WORKS FOR A LAW FIRM
- A PARTY WHO REPRESENTS THEMSELVES INSTEAD OF HIRING A LAWYER
- ADDING A LAWYER TO A CASE IN A JURISDICTION IN WHICH THEY ARE NOT
LICENSED
- AND THE FOLLOWING
OUTSIDE COUNSEL - A LAWYER WHO WORKS FOR A LAW FIRM
PRO SE - A PARTY WHO REPRESENTS THEMSELVES INSTEAD OF HIRING A
LAWYER
ET SEQ. - AND THE FOLLOWING
THIRD PARTY - A PARTY WHO IS SUED BY THE ORGINAL DEFENDANT
, PRO HAC VICE - ADDING A LAWYER TO A CASE IN A JURISDICTION IN WHICH THEY
ARE NOT LICENSED
ET AL. - IN REGARDS TO A CASE, THIS MEANS THERE ARE MORE PARTIES THAT
AREN'T LISTED
Fill in the blank:
Dismissal of a case ____________ prejudice means that the action can be brought
again at another time.
Dismissal of a case [WITHOUT] prejudice means that the action can be brought again at
another time.
Joseph Smalls, Esquire, is a defense attorney. Whom does he represent in the
following case?
Case Name: Ridgewood v. Sky Lounge and Viclow Builders
A: Viclow Builders
B: Ridgewood
C: Sky Lounge
D: Sky Lounge and/or Viclow Builders
D: Sky Lounge and/or Viclow Builders
Fill in the blanks:
A pleading is a formal statement with the plaintiff's cause of action or the defendant's
response to the cause of action.
The _________ is the plaintiff's cause of action.
The _________ is the defendant's response.
The [COMPLAINT] is the plaintiff's cause of action.
The [ANSWER] is the defendant's response.
Match the party who filed the case with the party being sued.
Petitioner
Plaintiff
Employee
Insured
COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+ // BRAND NEW PDF
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
B: redirect examination
Match the parties with their position in the case.
Defendant ---->
Plaintiff ----->
Party who is accused of wrongdoing
Party that feels they have been wronged
DEFENDANT ----> PARTY WHO IS ACCUSED OF WRONGDOING
PLAINTIFF ----> PARTY THAT FEELS THEY HAVE BEEN WRONGED
Is the burden of proof on the plaintiff for both criminal and civil cases?
A: Yes
B: No
A: Yes
At what point in the lifecycle of a case does a deposition usually take place?
A: During interrogatories.
B: During document production.
C: During discovery.
,D: Presuit
E: Trial
F: Appeal
C: During discovery.
Burden of Proof:
Criminal ----->
Civil ----->
Decided by evidence beyond a reasonable doubt
Decided by a preponderance of the evidence
CRIMINAL - DECIDED BY EVIDENCE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
CIVIL - DECIDED BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE
COUNSEL: Match the following terms to the correct definitions.
- Outside Counsel
- Pro Se
- et. seq.
- Third Party
- Pro Hac Vice
- et al.
- A PARTY WHO IS SUED BY THE ORGINAL DEFENDANT
- IN REGARDS TO A CASE, THIS MEANS THERE ARE MORE PARTIES THAT AREN'T
LISTED
- A LAWYER WHO WORKS FOR A LAW FIRM
- A PARTY WHO REPRESENTS THEMSELVES INSTEAD OF HIRING A LAWYER
- ADDING A LAWYER TO A CASE IN A JURISDICTION IN WHICH THEY ARE NOT
LICENSED
- AND THE FOLLOWING
OUTSIDE COUNSEL - A LAWYER WHO WORKS FOR A LAW FIRM
PRO SE - A PARTY WHO REPRESENTS THEMSELVES INSTEAD OF HIRING A
LAWYER
ET SEQ. - AND THE FOLLOWING
THIRD PARTY - A PARTY WHO IS SUED BY THE ORGINAL DEFENDANT
, PRO HAC VICE - ADDING A LAWYER TO A CASE IN A JURISDICTION IN WHICH THEY
ARE NOT LICENSED
ET AL. - IN REGARDS TO A CASE, THIS MEANS THERE ARE MORE PARTIES THAT
AREN'T LISTED
Fill in the blank:
Dismissal of a case ____________ prejudice means that the action can be brought
again at another time.
Dismissal of a case [WITHOUT] prejudice means that the action can be brought again at
another time.
Joseph Smalls, Esquire, is a defense attorney. Whom does he represent in the
following case?
Case Name: Ridgewood v. Sky Lounge and Viclow Builders
A: Viclow Builders
B: Ridgewood
C: Sky Lounge
D: Sky Lounge and/or Viclow Builders
D: Sky Lounge and/or Viclow Builders
Fill in the blanks:
A pleading is a formal statement with the plaintiff's cause of action or the defendant's
response to the cause of action.
The _________ is the plaintiff's cause of action.
The _________ is the defendant's response.
The [COMPLAINT] is the plaintiff's cause of action.
The [ANSWER] is the defendant's response.
Match the party who filed the case with the party being sued.
Petitioner
Plaintiff
Employee
Insured
