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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Case law
Federal rules and procedures are...
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
advance sheets
most correct definition of star paging
2. As session laws
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
secondary authority
American Jurisprudence is a...
3. Typical case reporter
decision
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
separation of powers
to update the status of a particular case
4. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
caption
National Reporter System
C.J.S uses...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
5. 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
correct standard case citation
United States Reports is cited as
stare decisis
advance sheets
6. Statutory law
the signal infra
correct citation of Statutes at Large
The record of a court case includes
Executive orders are...
7. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
caption
correct citation of United States Code
incorrect United States Code citation
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
8. 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.
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
star paging
the signal infra
9. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
separation of powers
An annotation is
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
parallel citation
10. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
statutory law
memorandum opinion
United States Code is
rationale
11. Encyclopedia
American Jurisprudence is a...
court decision
_____________ is an official publication
Statutes at Large is
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
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
slip law
concurring opinion
components of Statutes at Large citation
13. 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
components of United States Code citation
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
components of and A.L.R. citation
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
14. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
court decision
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
F.R.D. contains...
15. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
legal encyclopedias
correct citation of United States Code
United States Reports is cited as
correct A.L.R. citation
16. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
codified
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
legal encyclopedias
17. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
per curiam opinion
statement of facts
dicta
18. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
procedural law
incorrect United States Code citation
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
official publication of law
19. Products of West Legal Studies
Federal rules and procedures are...
U.S. Law Week
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
20. The appellate court reviews the record for prejudicial legal errors committed in the trial court but gives great deference to the findings of fact; factual findings are generally reversed only when they are 'arbitrary or capricious'
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
on the record
headnote or syllabus
U.S. Reports contains
21. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
key number system
procedural law
decision
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
22. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
correct Federal Register citation
slip law
key number system
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
23. 1. name of the act 2. abbreviation of Public Law and the public law number 3. volume number of the Statutes at Large 4. abbreviation for Statutes at Large 5. page number where the statutes begins; and 6. the year when the statute was passed as law.
components of Statutes at Large citation
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
star paging
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
24. Extensive selected annotations
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
rationale
A.L.R. is filled with...
Federal session laws may be found in...
25. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
codified
contra
F.R.D. contains...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
26. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
National Reporter System
U.S. Law Week
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
27. Statutes at Large
separation of powers
secondary authority
Executive orders are...
Federal session laws may be found in...
28. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
statutory law
29. 1. volume number of encyclopedia 2. abbreviated name of encyclopedia 3. title of article (underscored or in italics) 4. section symbol and section number within the article; 5. specific page within section; and 6. date of publication
digests typically
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
30. Selected decisions
rationale
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
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
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
31. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
United States Reports is cited as
concurring opinion
procedural law
to update the status of a particular statute
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
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
substantive law
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
restatements of law
33. An index
codified
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
elements of a reported case
34. An explanatory note
the signal infra
bill
An annotation is
_____________ is an official publication
35. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
see generally
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
headnote or syllabus
36. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Supreme Court Reporter
correct citation of a Constitutional article
slip opinion
37. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
bill
Federal Rules of Evidence
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
dissenting opinion
38. Published by West
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
court opinion
United States Reports is cited as
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
39. Shepard's Citations is used
stare decisis
to update the status of a particular case
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
per curiam opinion
40. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
statement of facts
Supreme Court Reporter
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
41. Summarize statute topics
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
correct citation of United States Code
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
42. State and federal
the signal infra
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
correct A.L.R. citation
parallel citation
43. 1. full name of author 2. designation of type of article (required only if written by student); 3. title of article (italicized or underscored) 4. volume number of law review 5. abbreviated name of law review 6. page number where article begins; and
components of law review citation
Federal rules and procedures are...
incorrect case citation
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
44. Result or disposition of the case
codified
to update the status of a particular statute
common law
decision
45. Restatement (of law)
parallel 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
holding
dicta
46. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
stare decisis
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
47. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Federal session laws may be found in...
correct law review citation
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
48. Legal document that carries the most weight and embodies the government's authority to exist and serves as an outline for the exercise of governmental powers.
cf.
constitutional law
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
star paging
49. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
advance sheets
annotations
incorrect legal dictionary citation
components of a Federal Register citation
50. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
C.J.S uses...
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
stare decisis
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the