Paralegal PACE Practice Test Questions - Question List

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21. Which of the following sentences does NOT use correct subject-verb agreement?

Each one of the defendants, who were all present in the courtroom, entered a plea of “not guilty.”
None of the plaintiffs who were still recovering from their injuries was present in the courtroom.
Under the Rules of Evidence, all offers to settle a civil dispute is inadmissible to prove liability.
All of the plaintiffs who consumed the town’s well water developed leukemia.

22. For purposes of understanding case law, a majority opinion is an _______________________.

Opinion issued by a majority of state supreme courts.
Opinion supported by more than one-half of the jurors hearing an appellate case.
Opinion supported by more than one-half of all judges on a court of appeals.
Opinion issued by more than one-half of the judges hearing an appeal.

23. Under The Bluebook, a direct citation to an Internet source may be used ____________________________________________.

If the source is available on the Internet.
If the source does not exist in printed format or on a commercial database.
If the source is available in a printed format, but prohibitively expensive to own.
If the source is a reliable secondary source that is available online without charge.

24. Under The Bluebook, what is the rule regarding when to cite to a printed source and when to cite to an Internet source?

If available on the Internet, cite to the Internet source.
If available on the Internet, always provide a parallel citation to the Internet source.
If available in a printed source, cite to the printed source.
The Bluebook has no rule on when to cite to a printed source or an Internet source.

25. Which of the following is NOT a type of “legal authority”?