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PD and the AAERT
100

This type of witness can express personal opinions in their testimony.

What are expert witnesses?

100

This is the only size and shape of table that the AAERT does NOT recommend using 3 microphones for. 

What is a round table, 4 feet or smaller? 

100

How something appears upon first impressions.

What is prima facie?
100

The -algia suffix pertains to this.

What is pain? 

100

The dollar amount of the bonus you'll receive after passing your exam.

What is $500?

200

These are the two types of jurisdiction.

What are subject matter and territorial/geographic? 

200

Channel 3 is reserved for this party in a proceeding.

Who is the Defendant's counsel?

200

A witness whose testimony is partial to the party who called them.

Who is an adverse witness?
200

The spondylo- prefix pertains to this.

What is the spine?

200

The first person at PD you should inform of your test results.

Who is your supervisor?

300

This type of dismissal means the case cannot be brought to court again. 

What is dismissal with prejudice?

300

A proceeding that is 3 hours (180 minutes) will produce a transcript of about this many pages.

What is 120 pages?

300

The assertation by a defendant that although the allegations against them may be true, they do not entitle the plaintiff to prevail.

What is a demurrer?

300

Documents which show ownership of stocks and bonds.

What are securities?

300

The specific exam you should be signing up for with AAERT.

What is the CER exam?

400
The Defendant's surrebuttal takes place after this portion of a trial. 

What is the Plaintiff's rebuttal?

400

This type of microphone contains a diaphragm, a coil, and a magnet.

What is a dynamic or moving coil microphone? 

400

The legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent.

What is stare decisis?

400

An article of personal property.

What is chattel?
400

The name of your AAERT Auntie.

What is Herlinda?

500

The type of court-issued document which compels an official or an agency to perform a specific action.

What is a writ of mandamus?

500

In court, if the witness is not giving testimony, these two individuals may speak into microphones also assigned to channel 2. 

Clerk or juror. 

500

A petition to add an attorney to a case in a jurisdiction in which they are not licensed to practice.

What is pro hac vice? 

500

A device used to change an analog audio signal into a digital file. 

What is an ADC or Analog to Digital Converter? 

(Digital mixer or audio interface also acceptable)

500

This is what you will spend your bonus money on.

What is anything you want?

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