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$DOC TRIVNOW 10 0 5 1 2.00r2 $EOC $ABOUT Medium Bar Exam Trivia Don Craig 2.00 Copyright 1996, Softdisk Publishing $EOC $FILESPEC #DThwjsklxcgQ 1012 $EOC $SECRETWORD Skeleton $EOC $TOPIC Bar Exam Medium 4 $EOC $QUEST The term _____ means that a witness has a legal right to refuse to answer a question. Privilege Materiality Hearsay Perjury $EOC $QUEST A good lawyer would object to a question that asked the witness to talk about something that he or she did not personally observe on the grounds of: Hearsay Leading Irrelevant Immaterial $EOC $QUEST "You've been lying since you took the stand, isn't that so?" should be objected to on the basis of: Argumentative Leading Defamatory Irrelevant $EOC $QUEST Any question starting with "Isn't it true..." is a(n) _____ question. Leading Multiple Irrelevant Speculative $EOC $QUEST _____ questions ask witnesses to guess about information that they do not personally possess. Speculative Argumentative Multiple Leading $EOC $QUEST A person who joins with another to commit a crime, and bears equal responsibility is a(n) _____. Accomplice Mandamus Accessory Corpus delicti $EOC $QUEST A(n) _____ is a final judgment in a legal proceeding. Adjudication Discovery Warrant True bill $EOC $QUEST A written statement, properly sworn or affirmed to be true is a(n) _____. Affidavit Bequest True bill Injunction $EOC $QUEST The age of consent is the minimum age at which a person can _____ without parental consent. Marry Drink Vote Own property $EOC $QUEST A(n) _____ is a request for a higher court to reverse the decision of a lower court. Appeal Habeas corpus Brief Directed verdict $EOC $QUEST A(n) _____ is a court whose jurisdiction is limited to reviewing lower court decisions. Appellate court Superior court Criminal court District court $EOC $QUEST A court proceeding in which formal charges are brought against the defendant is a(n) _____. Arraignment Voir dire Judgement Show cause order $EOC $QUEST A court order authorizing seizure of property to satisfy a judgment is a(n) _____. Attachment Waiver Directed verdict Warrant $EOC $QUEST A(n) _____ is a court order which directs a public official to arrest a person. Bench warrant Attachment Subpoena Summons $EOC $QUEST The failure to something required of you in a legal contract would be considered a(n) _____. Breach Inquest Stay Indictment $EOC $QUEST The felony of breaking into a building with the intent to steal is _____. Burglary Battery Trespass Robbery $EOC $QUEST A _____ is a document in which a lawyer makes his/her case by raising legal points. Brief Docket Codicil Mandamus $EOC $QUEST _____ evidence is that based not on direct knowledge but rather implied from that already known. Circumstantial Proximate Virtual Physical $EOC $QUEST A _____ is a document which alters a will. Codicil Writ Certiorari Pro bono $EOC $QUEST Community property is that property owned jointly by _____. Husband/wife Heirs Municipalities Charities $EOC $QUEST _____ is the plotting by two or more people to break the law. Conspiracy Perjury Larceny Burglary $EOC $QUEST _____ are a court-ordered monetary award to someone hurt by another. Damages Process Decrees Verdicts $EOC $QUEST A person who does anything to hinder the work of the court may be guilty of _____. Contempt Corpus delicti Probable cause Malpractice $EOC $QUEST A(n) _____ is a commitment between two or more parties, enforceable by law. Contract Affidavit Consent decree Judgment $EOC $QUEST Evidence in a proceeding that backs up proof already offered is _____ evidence. Corroborating Direct Hearsay Circumstantial $EOC $QUEST A _____ is a court's decision in a case; its judgment. Decree Writ Docket Warrant $EOC $QUEST _____ is a practice whose sanction is custom, as opposed to a practice formally backed by law. De facto Pro bono Actus reus Mens rea $EOC $QUEST The damaging of another person's reputation through writing or speech is _____. Defamation Intestate Presentment Indictment $EOC $QUEST A determination made against a defendant who fails to show up in court is a(n) _____ judgment. Default Amicus curiae Summary Directed $EOC $QUEST A person or institution being sued or accused is the _____. Defendant Easement Presentment Testament $EOC $QUEST _____ is the injury of a person or group of persons through trickery or deceit. Fraud Tort Mayhem Arson $EOC $QUEST A coroner's investigation into the cause of death is an _____. Inquest Adjudication Injunction Emancipation $EOC $QUEST _____ is a proceeding involving property without reference to the claims of people on that property. In rem Ex post facto Certiorari Amicus curiae $EOC $QUEST _____ is wrongful conduct by a professional, either through negligence or lack of ethics. Malpractice Indictment Nolo contendere Waiver $EOC $QUEST The act by which a governor or the president can excuse a person from punishment is a(n) _____. Pardon Mandamus Pro bono Corpus delicti $EOC $QUEST _____ is the term designating the taking of a case by an attorney without a fee. Pro bono Mens rea Intestate Sequester $EOC $QUEST A _____ is an order commanding a law enforcement officer to do something specific. Writ Habeas corpus Due process Binding over $EOC $QUEST The process in which the legitimacy of a will is established is _____. Probate Probation Guardianship Due process $EOC $QUEST To prevent a jury from having outside contacts until a trial is finished, the jury is _____. Sequestered Impeached Summoned Polled $EOC $QUEST A _____ order is granted to prevent some action until a hearing can be held. Restraining Show cause Complaint Garnishment $EOC