AAERT CER EXAM 2026 NEWEST ACTUAL
EXAM
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
,What do you call a case when an employee is injured on the job?
A: Employer Case
B: Workers' Compensation
C: Employee
Compensation D:
Disgruntled Employee
B: Workers' Compensation
Which of the following is part of the discovery phase of a case?
A: The appellate process
B: Filing the complaint
C: Written interrogatories
C: Written interrogatories
Fill in the blank:
Dismissal of a case ________ prejudice means that the action cannot
be brought again.
Dismissal of a case [WITH] prejudice means that the action cannot be
brought again.
Which of the following is the correct order?
A: Direct examination, cross-examination, redirect examination,
recross-examination
B: Cross-examination, recross-examination, direct examination,
redirect examination
C: Cross-examination, direct examination, recross-examination,
redirect examination
D: Direct examination, redirect examination, cross-examination,
recross-examination A: DIRECT EXAMINATION, CROSS-
EXAMINATION, REDIRECT EXAMINATION, RECROSS-EXAMINATION
Fill in the blanks. Include the two missing events for a trial.
,Jury Selection (if required)
_____________ Statements
Plaintiff Calls Witnesses
Plaintiff Rests
Defendant Calls Witnesses
Defendant Rests
____________ Statements
Jury Charge (if jury trial)
Jury or Judge Deliberation (dependent on type of trial)
Jury Selection (if required)
[OPENING] Statements
Plaintiff Calls Witnesses
Plaintiff Rests
Defendant Calls Witnesses
Defendant Rests
[CLOSING] Statements
Jury Charge (if jury trial)
Jury or Judge Deliberation (dependent on type of trial)
Who is considered an Also Present?
A: The witness who is also one of the named parties.
B: A lawyer who is party to the case.
C: The witness.
D: Someone present for a deposition who is not a lawyer representing
a party to the case, not the witness, and not the reporter.
D: SOMEONE PRESENT FOR A DEPOSITION WHO IS NOT A LAWYER
REPRESENTING A PARTY TO THE CASE, NOT THE WITNESS, AND
NOT THE
REPORTER.
Which of the following is not one of the ways criminal and civil cases
differ?
, A: What kinds of punishment or penalty may be imposed.
B: How the cases are decided.
C: What standards of proof must
be met. D: Who may bring
charges or file suit E: Only
criminal cases have a jury.
E: Only criminal cases have a jury.
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
EXAM
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
,What do you call a case when an employee is injured on the job?
A: Employer Case
B: Workers' Compensation
C: Employee
Compensation D:
Disgruntled Employee
B: Workers' Compensation
Which of the following is part of the discovery phase of a case?
A: The appellate process
B: Filing the complaint
C: Written interrogatories
C: Written interrogatories
Fill in the blank:
Dismissal of a case ________ prejudice means that the action cannot
be brought again.
Dismissal of a case [WITH] prejudice means that the action cannot be
brought again.
Which of the following is the correct order?
A: Direct examination, cross-examination, redirect examination,
recross-examination
B: Cross-examination, recross-examination, direct examination,
redirect examination
C: Cross-examination, direct examination, recross-examination,
redirect examination
D: Direct examination, redirect examination, cross-examination,
recross-examination A: DIRECT EXAMINATION, CROSS-
EXAMINATION, REDIRECT EXAMINATION, RECROSS-EXAMINATION
Fill in the blanks. Include the two missing events for a trial.
,Jury Selection (if required)
_____________ Statements
Plaintiff Calls Witnesses
Plaintiff Rests
Defendant Calls Witnesses
Defendant Rests
____________ Statements
Jury Charge (if jury trial)
Jury or Judge Deliberation (dependent on type of trial)
Jury Selection (if required)
[OPENING] Statements
Plaintiff Calls Witnesses
Plaintiff Rests
Defendant Calls Witnesses
Defendant Rests
[CLOSING] Statements
Jury Charge (if jury trial)
Jury or Judge Deliberation (dependent on type of trial)
Who is considered an Also Present?
A: The witness who is also one of the named parties.
B: A lawyer who is party to the case.
C: The witness.
D: Someone present for a deposition who is not a lawyer representing
a party to the case, not the witness, and not the reporter.
D: SOMEONE PRESENT FOR A DEPOSITION WHO IS NOT A LAWYER
REPRESENTING A PARTY TO THE CASE, NOT THE WITNESS, AND
NOT THE
REPORTER.
Which of the following is not one of the ways criminal and civil cases
differ?
, A: What kinds of punishment or penalty may be imposed.
B: How the cases are decided.
C: What standards of proof must
be met. D: Who may bring
charges or file suit E: Only
criminal cases have a jury.
E: Only criminal cases have a jury.
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
