Deck 5: Lawyers and Legal Representation

Question 1

The number of Law School Admission Tests (LSAT) administered has increased every year since the 1960s.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The most distinctive feature of law school instruction is known as the:

A) blue-book method
B) textbook method
C) dialectic method
D) Socratic method

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a very important component of the law school application process.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

In the 1800s, most American lawyers received their training through:

A) law schools
B) apprenticeship
C) local bar associations
D) Inns of Court

Question 5

What percentage of test-takers pass the Bar Exam?

A) 68%
B) 54%
C) 33%
D) 26%

Question 6

Twenty-five percent of all lawyers in the United States work in California and New York.

Question 7

Law schools do not focus on legal ethics.

Question 8

Describe the five types of work that lawyers engage in regularly.

Question 9

Casebooks are used primarily by night law schools.

Question 10

How much time do bar associations spend investigating claims of lawyer misconduct?

A) very little time
B) little time
C) considerable time
D) a great deal of time

Question 11

The Legal Services Corporation is mostly supported by both political parties.

Question 12

Describe three ways the trial of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is different than trial procedures in America.

Question 13

Does the negative portrayal of the "personal injury lawyer" in A Civil Action represent a balanced assessment of the role of attorneys in our legal system?

Question 14

How do the poor get legal representation in criminal and civil court?

Question 15

Compare the legal education and licensing requirements today to those of the early 1800s.

Question 16

Passing the Bar Exam is a requirement for practicing law.

Question 17

The Bar Exam:

A) is required to practice law
B) can be taken more than once
C) tests general legal and state-specific knowledge
D) a, b, and c

Question 18

In some studies of client representation, formal legal training has been found to be:

A) more important than previously thought
B) of no value whatsoever
C) strongly related to the success of the client
D) less important than previously thought

Question 19

The official accrediting body for law schools is the:

A) American Association of Trial Lawyers
B) American Bar Association
C) American Judicature Society
D) National Center for Law School Curriculum

Question 20

How does the public view the legal profession? Is their view consistent with the view portrayed in A Civil Action?