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Law and Legal Terms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

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1.

A written document that is usually confirmed by oath and/or affirmation in court.

a)

Legal writing

b)

Document

c)

Affidavit

d)

iure scripto

2.

What is the defender's attorney called?

a)

Defense's Helpers

b)

Attorney for the Defense

c)

Defense Counsel

d)

Defense Attorney

3.

What is malice?

a)

Desire to do good; Good intentions.

b)

Intention to do evil; Desire to do commit evil acts;

c)

Wanting to be an attorney.

4.

Premeditation is defined as...

a)

Planning something such as murder beforehand.

b)

Meditating on something such as trying to find a solution beforehand.

c)

Writing documents for the court.

5.

The basic difference between District Court and Appellate Court is...

a)

District Court deals with criminal trials, civil cases, and appeals; Appellate Court deals with hearings done with Government officials.

b)

District Court deals with criminal appeals, lawsuits, and governmental hearings; Appellate Court deals with criminal trials.

c)

District Court deals with criminal trials and civil cases; Appellate Court deals with appeals.

d)

District Court is linked with the Supreme Court and debate on laws and acts; Appellate Court deals with impeachments.

6.

What does the term 'Sua Sponte' (Latin) refer to?

a)

Sua Sponte refers to an objection title used when an attorney is not doing the criminal trial correctly.

b)

Sua Sponte refers to of his, her, its or their own accord, in which an authority is taken without formal prompting.

c)

Sua Sponte referse to a name of a law title, meaning that citizens shall reserve the right to not self-incriminate.

7.

Which one of these are objections.

a)

Informal Evidence.

b)

Taken and Done.

c)

Hiis testibus informal (Informal Witness).

d)

Asked and Answered.

8.

What does "Hearsay" mean in objections.

a)

Hearsay refers to when a witness is called to the stand and testifies against the wrong individual, either mistakenly or purposely; Example: "Mr. Bob shot Mr. Jim" - When Mr. Jim shot Mr. Bob.

b)

Hearsay refers to when a witness testifies something another person said; Example: "Mr. Lou said that Mr. Jim shot Mr. Bob!"

c)

Hearsay refers to when an attorney is asking off-topic questions that are irrelevant to the court; Example: "So, did Mr. Jim go to McDonald's after the shooting?"

9.

Which amendment states that "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause"

a)

Amendment I

b)

Amendment II

c)

Amendment V

d)

Amendment IX

e)

Amendment IV

10.

What does it mean when someone states an objection for "Asked and Answered"?

a)

Asked and Answered refers to when an attorney asks the Judge a question in which has already been answered within the attorney's presence.

b)

Asked and Answered refers to when an attorney asks a witness a question in which has already been answered within their presence.

c)

Asked and Answered refers to when an attorney is asking the jury a question in which has already been answered within their presence.

11.

Explain two key elements to first-degree murder.

a)

Malice and meditation are two key elements within first-degree murder, whereas Malice means to do something in the name of evil, or the desire to do evil, and meditation is to plan it out beforehand.

b)

Malice and premeditation are two key elements within first-degree murder, whereas Malice means to do something within the name of evil, or the desire to do evil, and premeditation is to plan it out beforehand.

c)

Murder and Malice are two key elements within first-degree murder, whereas Malice means to do something within the name of evil, and murder means to take another human's life.

12.

What does Amendment X (10) state?

a)

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

b)

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

c)

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;

13.

Attorney Goofus is questioning one of his witnesses; he asks the following: "So Mr. Witness... you own a firearm right?"

a)

This would be a Non-Leading question.

b)

This would be an Asked and Answered.

c)

This would be a Leading question.

14.

What is jurisprudence?

a)

Jurisprudence is a term referring to the jurisdiction that Judges have within their State.

b)

Jurisprudence is a term referring to the Jurisdiction that a court has to make decisions.

c)

Jurisprudence is a term referring to the decision made by the Supreme Court makes for laws.

d)

Jurisprudence is a term referring to the philosophy, or theory of law.

15.

What is a legal action?

a)

A legal action is when a judge of the District Court makes a verdict against an individual, thus causing this person to have a legal action/punishment pushed forward against them.

b)

A legal action is when someone files for a lawsuit against an individual.

c)

A legal action is when a defendant is sued for a particular reason/offence.

16.

What is a tort?

a)

A tort, in common law jurisdictions, is a civil wrong that causes an individual to suffer loss or harm, in which results in legal liability for the suspected individual that has committed the tortious act.

b)

A tort, in common law jurisdictions, is a legal criminal case that causes the subject to be sentenced to over 10 years within jail.

17.

What was the result of Terry v. Ohio?

a)

Supreme Court ruled in favor of John Terry, whereas stopping and frisking Terry was illegal in this case.

b)

Supreme Court ruled in favor of the police, in which this action was legal by law, and police are now allowed to Stop and Frisk if they have reasonable suspicion of a crime.

c)

Supreme Court ruled in favor of John Terry, in which Terry was only charged with a misdemeanor Obstruction of Justice.

d)

Supreme Court ruled in favor of the police, in which the police can only stop and search, but not question.

18.

What is the Jury, and what do they do?

a)

The Jury is a group of selected civilians that assist the judge in a legal action within a tort in common law.

b)

The Jury is a group of selected civilians that are sworn in within court and help render an impartial verdict.

c)

The jury is a group of selected civilians that decide bail time and certain punishments for a defendant.

19.

What is a state bar?

a)

A state 'bar' refers to a statewide bar and grill association.

b)

The state 'bar' refers to a legal association that contains/represents an organization of legal certified attorney's practicing a certain type of law.

c)

The state 'bar' refers to an Institute that helps people study law, and become Judges.

20.

What is a connoisseur, referring to law.

a)

A connoisseur, in law, is an individual that is lightly knowledgeable of law.

b)

A connoisseur, in law, is an individual who represents the state BAR.

c)

A connoisseur, in law, is an individual who has expert knowledge in law practices.

d)

A connoisseur, in law, is an individual who believes they are most knowledgeable within the studies of Mathematics and Chemistry.