SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Legal Research
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
law
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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
per curiam opinion
to update the status of a particular statute
the signal infra
bill
2. Statutory law
memorandum opinion
Executive orders are...
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
treatise
3. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
United States Reports is cited as
An annotation is
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
on the record
4. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
5. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
court decision
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
incorrect United States Code citation
restatements of law
6. Compiled by topic
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
United States Code is
Federal rules and procedures are...
7. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
holding
dicta
treatise
8. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
West Publishing Company (West)
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
United States District Courts case reporters
9. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
Federal Rules of Evidence
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.
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
10. The process used to synthesize legal principles from all prior cases with similar facts and similar issues of law to arrive at a decision in a specific case
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
stare decisis
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
11. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
to update the status of a particular case
parallel citation
slip law
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
12. The Federal Reporter
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
dissenting opinion
correct legal encyclopedia citation
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
13. 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
advance sheets
stare decisis
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
precedent
14. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
caption
slip opinion
majority opinion
15. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
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
headnote or syllabus
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
slip opinion
16. 1. case name 2. case reporter in which the case is published (include volume number - abbreviation of case reporter - and page where case begins); 3. identity of court issuing the opinion 4. year in which the decision was issued; and 5. subsequent hi
A.L.R. is filled with...
components of a standard case citation
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
17. 1. the title (chapter) number 2. abbreviation for the Code of Federal Regulation 3. section number symbol and the section number; and 4. year of publication
components of a Federal Register citation
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
correct Federal Register citation
18. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
common law
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
19. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
components of law review citation
An unofficial publication is any publication
primary authority
20. Name of the appellant
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.
date of decision
United States District Courts case reporters
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
21. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
C.J.S uses...
22. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
incorrect United States Code citation
correct citation of a Constitutional article
Statutes at Large is
TARP method
23. An explanatory note
An annotation is
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
components of Statutes at Large citation
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
24. The West key number system
digests typically
United States Code is
incorrect legal dictionary citation
C.J.S uses...
25. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
26. United States Reports
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
Federal session laws may be found in...
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
27. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
28. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
incorrect legal dictionary citation
The record of a court case includes
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
cf.
29. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
procedural law
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
30. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
statement of facts
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
en banc
most correct definition of star paging
31. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
correct A.L.R. citation
American Law Reports
court opinion
32. 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
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
restatements of law
see - e.g.
session laws
33. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
slip law
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
National Reporter System
34. Digests
sequence of citations
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.
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
35. Seven
Supreme Court Reporter
rationale
C.J.S uses...
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
36. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
precedent
_____________ is an official publication
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
37. What federal session laws are published in
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
court opinion
A.L.R. is filled with...
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
38. Precedent
Statutes are published as session laws...
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
39. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
contra
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
40. Presidential proclamations
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
statutory law
United States Code (U.S.C.)
41. Federal Rules Decisions
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
An annotation is
dissenting opinion
42. Infra
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
43. As session laws
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
advance sheets
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
separation of powers
44. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
constitutional law
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
Supreme Court Reporter
indexes typically
45. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
statement of facts
caption
The record of a court case includes
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
46. Summarize judicial opinions
digests typically
see generally
court decision
National Reporter System
47. Explanation of the subject
majority opinion
Shepard's Citations
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
statement of facts
48. Compilations of cases and historical matter dealing with various aspects of a code of statute - which contain short summaries of other cases - both for and against
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
official publication of law
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
annotations
49. Primary authority
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
on the record
correct legal encyclopedia citation
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
50. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
Federal rules and procedures are...
concurring opinion
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
Sorry!:) No result found.
Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?
Let me suggest you:
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests
Major Subjects
Tests & Exams
AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT
Certifications
CISSP go to https://www.isc2.org/
PMP
ITIL
RHCE
MCTS
More...
IT Skills
Android Programming
Data Modeling
Objective C Programming
Basic Python Programming
Adobe Illustrator
More...
Business Skills
Advertising Techniques
Business Accounting Basics
Business Strategy
Human Resource Management
Marketing Basics
More...
Soft Skills
Body Language
People Skills
Public Speaking
Persuasion
Job Hunting And Resumes
More...
Vocabulary
GRE Vocab
SAT Vocab
TOEFL Essential Vocab
Basic English Words For All
Global Words You Should Know
Business English
More...
Languages
AP German Vocab
AP Latin Vocab
SAT Subject Test: French
Italian Survival
Norwegian Survival
More...
Engineering
Audio Engineering
Computer Science Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Structural Engineering
More...
Health Sciences
Basic Nursing Skills
Health Science Language Fundamentals
Veterinary Technology Medical Language
Cardiology
Clinical Surgery
More...
English
Grammar Fundamentals
Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
Elements Of Style Vocab
Introduction To English Major
Complete Advanced Sentences
Literature
Homonyms
More...
Math
Algebra Formulas
Basic Arithmetic: Measurements
Metric Conversions
Geometric Properties
Important Math Facts
Number Sense Vocab
Business Math
More...
Other Major Subjects
Science
Economics
History
Law
Performing-arts
Cooking
Logic & Reasoning
Trivia
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests