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1. Presidential proclamations
constitutional law
memorandum opinion
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
2. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
digests typically
U.S. Law Week
These represent secondary authority
Federal session laws may be found in...
3. Federal Cases
legal encyclopedias
National Reporter System
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
dissenting opinion
4. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
incorrect United States Code citation
legal encyclopedias
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
5. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court Reporter
United States Reports
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
substantive law
6. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
components of Statutes at Large citation
7. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
dicta
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
incorrect legal dictionary citation
8. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
incorrect legal dictionary citation
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
F.R.D. contains...
9. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
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.
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
see generally
10. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
constitutional law
United States District Courts case reporters
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
11. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
opinion
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
key number system
12. Digest topic
U.S. Reports contains
session laws
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
most correct definition of star paging
13. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
correct Federal Register citation
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
components of law review citation
14. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
advance sheets
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
correct A.L.R. citation
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
15. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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16. 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 Code of Federal Regulations citation
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
to update the status of a particular statute
official publication of law
17. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
National Reporter System
Federal Rules of Evidence
correct Federal Register citation
18. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
official publication of law
key number system
slip opinion
19. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
Executive orders are...
parallel citation
elements of a reported case
20. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
contra
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.
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
incorrect United States Code citation
21. Seven
key number system
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
court opinion
22. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
headnote or syllabus
memorandum opinion
23. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
contra
incorrect United States Code citation
opinion
cf.
24. A proposed legislative measure
court opinion
holding
statutory law
bill
25. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
26. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
components of United States Code citation
star paging
treatise
27. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
F.R.D. contains...
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
28. Supra
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29. United States Reports
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
cf.
_____________ is an official publication
30. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
majority opinion
the signal infra
date of decision
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
31. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
correct legal encyclopedia citation
correct citation of United States Code
32. 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
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
components of law review citation
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
33. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
en banc
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
34. The West key number system
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
Federal session laws may be found in...
C.J.S uses...
An unofficial publication is any publication
35. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
official publication of law
Executive orders are...
cf.
36. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
_____________ is an official publication
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
United States District Courts case reporters
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
37. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
de novo
precedent
rationale
dicta
38. United States Reports
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
correct citation of United States Code
common law
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
39. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
indexes typically
correct A.L.R. citation
rationale
40. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
substantive law
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
41. What federal session laws are published in
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
precedent
memorandum opinion
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
42. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
43. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
unofficial publication of law
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
secondary authority
44. An index
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
United States Code is
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
45. Products of West Legal Studies
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
46. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
incorrect citation of a law review article
to update the status of a particular statute
correct A.L.R. citation
American Jurisprudence is a...
47. Name of the appellant
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
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.
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
48. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
49. The Federal Reporter
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
common law
legal encyclopedias
elements of a reported case
50. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
A.L.R. is filled with...
An unofficial publication is any publication
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure