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PA106- Midterm Review

Frage 1 von 28

1

What is a deposition?

Wähle eine oder mehr der folgenden:

  • a method of discovery

  • part of the pleadings

  • written questions sent to a party

  • questions asked by the judge

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Frage 2 von 28

1

The initial pleading in a civil action in
which a plaintiff alleges a cause of
action and asks that the wrong done
him be remedied by the court is the:

Wähle eine oder mehr der folgenden:

  • Counterclaim

  • Cross-claim

  • Answer

  • Complaint

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Frage 3 von 28

1

An answer is?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The pleading that is filed to start a legal action.

  • The pleading filed in response to a complaint.

  • The judge's opinion once the trial has been conducted.

  • Same as a motion for summary judgment

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Frage 4 von 28

1

What is service of process?

Wähle eine oder mehr der folgenden:

  • The filing of pleadings

  • The way to begin a legal divorce proceeding.

  • Delivery of Legal Documents

  • The way that the defendant notifies the plaintiff of the lawsuit.

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Frage 5 von 28

1

A means for providing a party with
access to facts that are within the
knowledge of the other side, to enable
the party to better try the case is:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • diversity

  • discovery

  • injunction

  • equitable action

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Frage 6 von 28

1

A counterclaim is a cause of action on which the defendant might have sued the plaintiff in
a separate action.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 7 von 28

1

What is a cause of action?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • A method to dismiss a lawsuit.

  • Circumstances that give a person the right to bring a lawsuit and to receive
    relief from a court.

  • Summary judgment

  • The court's ability to hear a lawsuit.

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Frage 8 von 28

1

A defendant is not a type of claimant?

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 9 von 28

1

The judge decides whether or not to bring criminal charges against the defendant.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 10 von 28

1

A counterclaim is the claim that a plaintiff files against a 3rd party to the lawsuit.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 11 von 28

1

The degree of proof needed to convict a person of a criminal act:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Beyond a reasonable doubt

  • Clear and convincing proof

  • a scintilla of evidence

  • Preponderance of evidence

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Frage 12 von 28

1

The local newspaper deliberately wrote a
false story about a shopkeeper, stating
that he was a drunk. This is known as:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Libel

  • Slander

  • Defamation

  • Battery

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Frage 13 von 28

1

Fred Hunt walks into a Bromley elevator
which stops six inches higher than the
floor. The elevator has not been serviced
in over ten years. Fred Hunt was in a
hurry and ran into the elevator, not
looking where he was going. Should the
matter go to trial, the court will weigh
the evidence comparing the negligence
of the plaintiff with that of the defendant.
This is known as:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Assumption of Risk

  • Comparative Fault

  • Last Clear Chance

  • Invasion of Privacy

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Frage 14 von 28

1

A robbery is the felonious taking of money or anything of value from the person of another or from his presence, against his will, by force or by putting him in fear.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 15 von 28

1

The elements of negligence are:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • duty, breach of duty and mens rea

  • duty, breach of duty, causation and damages

  • breach of duty, damages, reasonable person and damages

  • Duty, breach of duty, reasonable person, damages and causation.

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Frage 16 von 28

1

A person who brings a lawsuit:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • defendant

  • respondent

  • plaintiff

  • Court reporter

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Frage 17 von 28

1

The intentional and premeditated
killing of a human being is:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Mens Rea

  • Murder

  • Manslaughter

  • Misdemeanor

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Frage 18 von 28

1

The failure to do something that a reasonable person would do in the same circumstances is
known as negligence.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 19 von 28

1

A _______________________________ is a method of disposing of an action without further proceedings. Under the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the rules of civil procedure of many
states, a party against whom a claim, counterclaim or cross-claim is asserted,
or against whom a declaratory judgment is sought, may file a motion for summary
judgment seeking judgment in her favor if there is no genuine issue as to
any material fact.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Motion to dismiss

  • A Counter claim

  • Motion for Summary Judgment

  • Complaint

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Frage 20 von 28

1

A thing so dangerous that if it causes injury the law may impose absolute liability even though
there was no negligence is a dangerous instrumentality

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 21 von 28

1

In the law of negligence, a new or additional event that occurs subsequent to
the original negligence and becomes the proximate cause of injury is :

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Supervening Act

  • Negligence

  • Strict Liability

  • Defamation

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Frage 22 von 28

1

Negligence per se is determined by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 23 von 28

1

A ____________________________ is a criminal act within the crime for which a defendant has been indicted and for which the defendant may be convicted, so long as he is not convicted of the more serious offense and this is not considered double jeopardy

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • plea bargain

  • self-defense

  • criminal charge

  • lesser included offense

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Frage 24 von 28

1

The intentional tort of _______________ is the unconsented touching or striking of one person by another, or by an object put in motion by him, with the intention of doing harm or giving offense

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • assualt

  • defamation

  • battery

  • robbery

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Frage 25 von 28

1

A general term for more serious crimes
such as murder and robbery is

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • violation

  • misdeameanor

  • battery

  • felony

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Frage 26 von 28

1

_______________________ is a minimal amount of suspicion supported by facts that are probably true.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Probable cause

  • Beyond a reasonable doubt

  • Reasonable Person

  • Preponderance of the Evidence

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Frage 27 von 28

1

A crime that cannot be committed
without at the same time committing
one or more other crimes is:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • double jeopardy

  • extortion

  • exclusionary rule

  • lesser included offense

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Frage 28 von 28

1

What is the purpose of punitive damages

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • to punish the defendant

  • to allow the plaintiff to recover for actual loss

  • to provide the plaintiff with recovery for lost wages

  • to pay the medical bills of the plaintiff

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