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1. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
elements of a reported case
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
correct citation of a Constitutional article
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...

2. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
incorrect United States Code citation

3. Published by West
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
An unofficial publication is any publication
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
opinion

4. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
substantive law
digests typically
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
holding

5. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
components of a standard case citation
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
slip law

6. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
components of a Federal Register citation
The signal '_____' is used in legal memoranda and briefs to indicate the full citation for the case follows at a later point in the memorandum or brief.
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
digests typically

7. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
U.S. Law Week
rationale
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

8. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
restatements of law
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
correct A.L.R. citation

9. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
United States Reports
An unofficial publication is any publication
constitutional law
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)

10. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
contra
U.S. Law Week
incorrect legal dictionary citation

11. Published by Lawyers Co-op
codified
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
majority opinion
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)

12. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
secondary authority
contra
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
slip law

13. Federal Rules Decisions
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
see - e.g.
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in

14. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
annotations
correct citation of United States Code
components of United States Code citation
a secondary authority which is not the law itself but is - rather - a persuasive presentation by legal scholars of what the law is or what it should be in a particular topic are

15. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
key number system
slip opinion
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
statement of facts

16. Official publication
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
a secondary authority which is not the law itself but is - rather - a persuasive presentation by legal scholars of what the law is or what it should be in a particular topic are
statement of facts
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

17. Anew - from the beginning - the case is tried in the appellate court as if it had not been tried previously - and witness are allowed to testify.
U.S. Law Week
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
Supreme Court Reporter
de novo

18. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
court decision
most correct definition of star paging
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
correct legal encyclopedia citation

19. Infra

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20. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
An unofficial publication is any publication
United States Reports is cited as
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)

21. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
correct Federal Register citation
holding
The signal '_____' is used in law review articles and other textual material (but not in legal memoranda and not in briefs) to indicate that the full citation for the case was given previously.

22. Seven
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
common law
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal

23. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
official publication of law
correct citation of a Constitutional article

24. A prior case within a particular jurisdiction that has 1. facts and legal issues substantially similar to the facts of the case before the court and 2. it was decided by a majority decision of a higher court of that jurisdiction and 3. the case was r
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
slip opinion
precedent
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)

25. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
memorandum opinion
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)

26. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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27. Result or disposition of the case
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
decision
caption
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...

28. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
holding
codified
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
restatements of law

29. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
digests typically
U.S. Law Week

30. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
Federal Rules of Evidence
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
correct Federal Register citation

31. Encyclopedia
digests typically
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
American Jurisprudence is a...

32. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
per curiam opinion
components of and A.L.R. citation
The signal '_____' is used in legal memoranda and briefs to indicate the full citation for the case follows at a later point in the memorandum or brief.

33. Anew on the record - the appellate court must base its decision on the record (no new testimony can be received) but may reach an independent factual finding if the facts from the trial court are 'clearly erroneous' based on the record as a whole
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
de novo on record
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
U.S. Law Week

34. Statutory law
elements of a reported case
components of a Federal Register citation
Executive orders are...
a secondary authority which is not the law itself but is - rather - a persuasive presentation by legal scholars of what the law is or what it should be in a particular topic are

35. At the close of each legislative term
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
de novo
Statutes are published as session laws...
annotations

36. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
dicta
correct Federal Register citation
primary authority
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)

37. 1. full name of author; 2. the word 'Annotation'; 3. title of annotation (underscored or in italics); 4. volume number of A.L.R. series 5. abbreviation for Annotated Law Reports 6. page number where the annotation begins; 7. year of publication
unofficial publication of law
see - e.g.
memorandum opinion
components of and A.L.R. citation

38. As session laws
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
correct standard case citation
en banc
elements of a reported case

39. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
the signal infra
session laws
to update the status of a particular statute
In a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court - the _______________ appears first in the case caption - regardless of how the caption may have been shown in the lower courts.

40. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
West Publishing Company (West)
U.S. Law Week
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

41. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
secondary authority
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
session laws

42. Federal Cases
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
most correct definition of star paging
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.

43. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
dicta
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
correct citation of Statutes at Large

44. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
correct citation of Statutes at Large
see generally
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
Supreme Court Reporter

45. Published by the American Law Institute - it collects and distills the primary - general rules in a given legal topic area- what the rules are and sometime what the committee believes they ought to be. It also provides explanations of the rules and g
correct legal encyclopedia citation
bill
Executive orders are...
restatements of law

46. Shepard's Citators
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
United States District Courts case reporters
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
digests typically

47. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
codified
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
legal dictionaries
de novo on record

48. Explanation of the subject
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...

49. Opinion issued by the majority of the judges of the appellate court; the holding of this opinion may be cited as precedent if all other criteria are met. There is only one in a case
codified
majority opinion
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.

50. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
U.S. Reports contains
de novo on record
correct citation of Statutes at Large
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...