The area of law dealing with prosecution and defense of crimes is:

The area of law dealing with prosecution and defense of crimes is:

 

Question options:

 

A) Civil

 

B) Criminal

 

C) Transactions

 

D) Property

 

Question 2          Before analyzing your client’s facts, it is important for a legal assistant to do what:

 

Question options:

 

A) Outline

 

B) Legal research

 

C) Characterize the facts

 

D) Prepare a chronology

 

Question 3          A multivolume set of books that act as a detailed topic index to reporters is called:

 

Question options:

 

A) Looseleaf service

 

B) Treatise

 

C) Encyclopedia

 

D) Digests

 

Question 4The area of the law dealing with private disputes between parties is:

 

Question options:

 

A) Civil

 

B) Criminal

 

C) Transactions

 

D) Property

 

Question 5          Written material kept in a pull-apart binder and concerning a single topic is called:

 

Question options:

 

A) Looseleaf service

 

B) Treatise

 

C) Encyclopedia

 

D) Digests

 

Question 6          All legal citations must follow the format set forth in A Uniform System of Citation which is also known as:

 

Question options:

 

A) Yellowbook

 

B) Redbook

 

C) Greenbook

 

D) Bluebook

 

Question 7          Reasons why the plaintiff should not recover even if all of the allegations of the complaint are true is:

 

Question options:

 

A) Precedent

 

B) Cause of action

 

C) Pleading

 

D) Affirmative defense

 

Question 8          The formal written allegations filed with the court are called:

 

Question options:

 

A) Precedent

 

B) Cause of action

 

C) Pleading

 

D) Affirmative defense

 

Question 9          A good issue statement contains the relevant facts and a:

 

Question options:

 

A) Legal conclusion

 

B) Legal question

 

C) Legal analysis

 

D) Legal term

 

Question 10        Judicial history is:

 

Question options:

 

A) The legal history of a case

 

B) The biography of a judge

 

 

 

C) The legal history of a statute

 

 

 

D) The factual background of a case