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NALA PARALEGAL CERTIFICATION EXAMWhich of the following are sources of law used in the american legal system? - answers
-statutes, case law, and regulations
Statutory law is created by what branch? - answers -it is created by the legislative
branch
What is case law? - answers -what the courts use to interpret and apply the law
What is canon law? - answers -a legal system used exclusively by religious
organizations
What is civil law? - answers -a wrongdoing preformed by one individual aginst another
person or business
Missouri v. Jenkins, a 1989 landmark case involved: - answers -this case involved the
recoverability of paralegal fees under section 1988 of the civil rights attorney's fee
awards act of 1976.
What is true about both a general partnership and a limited partnership? - answers -
each partner in a general partnership and each general partner in a limited partnership
has personal liability for all the debts and obligations of the general partnership
In a limited partnership, the "limited" partner cannot do what? - answers -it cannot bind
the entity or participate in its management.
A general partnership begins as soon as its partners start doing what? - answers -this
begins as soon as its partners start doing business
A limited partnership does not begin until what? - answers -this begins as soon as a
charter document is filed with the state governmental agency where the limited
partnership is forming.
A per curiam decision is: - answers -a ruling issued by an appellate court of multiple
judges in which the decision rendered is made by the court.
What does a settlor do in a trust? - answers -they create the trust and appoint a trustee
to manage the trust property for the benefit of the beneficiaries of the trust.
The supremacy clause: - answers -establishes that the constitution, federal laws made
pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority, constitute the supreme law of the
land.
Under the supremacy clause: - answers -the united states constitution takes
precedence over state laws
, What is not an exception to offer? - answers -statement of intent
How many canons are there in nala's code of ethics and professional responsibility? -
answers -10
A written defamatory statement is: - answers -libel
In the american legal system, the law is classified into the following categories: -
answers -civil and criminal
An example of a tort is: - answers -medical malpractice
After the producing party notifies the receiving party of inadvertent production under the
"clawback" provision of federal rule of civil procedure 26, the receiving party can: -
answers -ask the court to review the information under seal for a determination of the
claim
Which of the following is not a right guaranteed under the first amendment? - answers -
freedom from self-incrimination
Which type of deed is used to convey real property following a tax sale? - answers -tax
deed
What is a sheriff's deed? - answers -used to convey title following foreclosure on a
mortgage or a court ordered sale for a judgment
What is a representative's deed? - answers -used to convey real property from a
decedent's estate
What is a quit claim deed? - answers -used when the grantor is release any possible
interest in real property is does not claim
The subject matter in a real estate offer must include: - answers -identity of land the
price
An individual who commits a civil wrong either intentionally or through negligence is
called a: - answers -tortfeasor
In preparing for trial, a paralegal cannot bill for: - answers -they cannot bill for copying
exhibits
Who can make a valid will? - answers -anyone who is of sound mind and meets the
statutory age requirement
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