. FALSE Every state requires all paralegals to have certification, and you must have graduated from an ABA accredited institution?

2. FALSE Paralegals are allowed to give legal advice in areas that they are proficient in?

3. FALSE Every state only allows attorneys to hold themselves out as being specialists in the areas of patent and copyright law?

4. TRUE Paralegals may never draft legal documents as that is the unauthorized practice of law?

5. TRUE It is important to check for conflicts when accepting a new case or matter?

6. FALSE Attorneys may not bill for time paralegals spend on files?

7. TRUE Lawyers must keep a separate trust account for each client?

8. TRUE The Minnesota Court of Appeals publishes every decision it reaches in the regional reporter?

9. FALSE If you are not a named party to an action you may never submit a brief on a case to the appellate court?

10. FALSE A trial court decision in state court is primary and mandatory authority and must be followed by all trial courts in that jurisdiction?

11. TRUE A primary source of law is the actual law itself?

12. FALSE Federal Courts follow the substantive law of the state they are in?

13. TRUE Mandatory authority is court decisions that are binding on all lower courts?

14. TRUE Dicta are court comments on issues not directly related to the holding and as such have no precedential effect?

15. FALSE The attorney-client relationship can be established by all law office personnel for the purposes of a malpractice claim?

16. FALSE All states still publish an official reporter with all Supreme Court and Court of Appeals decisions?

17. FALSE The U.S. Supreme Court must hear all cases that are properly appealed, they have no discretion on the cases they hear?

18. TRUE The U.S. Constitution is frequently amended?

19. FALSE In Minnesota a determination by an arbiter is always binding on all parties?

20. FALSE The Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal must hear all cases properly appealed?

21. TRUE A majority of the justices of the Supreme Court must agree to hear a case before they will review a matter?

22. FALSE Every state Supreme Court has the same number of justices as the U.S. Supreme Court?

23. FALSE It is the duty of the executive branch to make laws?

24. TRUE The Federal Trial Court, will on occasion issue a published decision?

25. FALSE Rules and regulations are secondary authority?