Quiz Fall 4-Legal Studies & Paralegal - Paralegal Studies

1

The next highest courts are the ______________________Divisions. New York has four of these courts, one for each ___________________________.

2

The rational basis test for evaluating state laws

3

The _________________________________________ Court has exclusive original jurisdiction over actions for judicial separation.

4

The couple (above question) who may have to litigate custody and support on terms different from those in the separation agreement are the ________________________________________________.

5

The Court in Plessy v. Ferguson

6

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

in Legal Studies & Paralegal

1. Laws that discriminate on the basis of gender or legitimacy are subject to review under the
rational basis test.
2. When a law does not target a suspect or quasi-suspect class or affect a fundamental right,
the Court applies the rational basis test.
3. Strict scrutiny requires a “legitimate” governmental interest for the law, as opposed to the
“compelling” government interest required under the rational basis test.
4. The Court upheld a state law on statutory rape involving minors that applied to men but not
to women.
5. “One person, one vote” does not occur when the number of elected officials from different
districts or geographical areas is not in proportion to the population of each district or if
districts are configured in such a way as to defeat the interests of minority groups.

7

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

8

The Ables, the Bakers, and the Carters are couples that obtained conversion divorces. The Ables’ separation agreement provided for incorporation with merger, while the Bakers’ provided for incorporation without merger, and the Carters’ was silent on the subject of incorporation. The couple that will be able to continue to enforce the separation agreement after the divorce is the __________________________________________.

9

Congress is allowed to regulate private conduct that discriminates because of

10

If the parties to a separation agreement want to make sure that New York law is applied to any legal disputes that may arise concerning their agreement, they may include a ________________________ clause in the agreement.

11

Whether each party was represented by an attorney of his or her own choosing is one factor courts will consider in deciding whether a separation agreement is ____________________________________.

12

In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court held

13

The notion that no state can deprive a person of life, liberty, or property without due process is found in

14

A law that punishes a specific individual or individuals for some act is known as

15

The core element of a common-law marriage is _____________________.

16

A document filed in court in which a prisoner (or other person in custody) requests that he or she be released from custody is called a

17

The statement “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness,” is found in

18

In determining if a state law is unconstitutional under the dormant commerce clause, the Court considers

19

If a paralegal is not sure whether a particular court has jurisdiction over a case the law firm plans to file, a good way to find out would be __________________________________________________.