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1. Decennial Digest
court opinion
Statutes at Large is
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)

2. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
rationale
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
incorrect United States Code citation
U.S. Reports contains

3. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
contra
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
see generally
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

4. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
headnote or syllabus
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
correct citation of a Constitutional article

5. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
slip opinion
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
rationale

6. Digests
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
stare decisis
primary authority
United States Reports is cited as

7. The West key number system
official publication of law
C.J.S uses...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
the signal infra

8. 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
United States Reports is cited as
Statutes are published as session laws...
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
precedent

9. Supra

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10. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
caption
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
A Decennial Digest is part of the..

11. Presidential proclamations
codified
substantive law
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters

12. 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
Shepard's Citations
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
components of and A.L.R. citation
Statutes at Large is

13. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
incorrect United States Code citation
F.R.D. contains...
statement of facts
separation of powers

14. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
per curiam opinion
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
contra
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)

15. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
correct A.L.R. citation
date of decision
statement of facts
precedent

16. Precedent
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
correct citation of United States Code
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called

17. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
common law
indexes typically
Federal rules and procedures are...
slip opinion

18. Compiled chronologically
precedent
on the record
Statutes at Large is
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...

19. Compiled by topic
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
United States Code is
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.
en banc

20. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
American Law Reports
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
court opinion

21. Summarize judicial opinions
substantive law
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
digests typically
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.

22. Legal encyclopedia published by West
components of law review citation
United States Code is
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.

23. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
dissenting opinion
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

24. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
components of United States Code citation
court decision
These represent secondary authority
components of a Federal Register citation

25. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
correct standard case citation
slip opinion
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.
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.

26. 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
star paging
stare decisis
U.S. Supreme court case reporters

27. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
secondary authority
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.
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
correct citation of a Constitutional article

28. Published by Lawyers Co-op
Federal Rules of Evidence
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
indexes typically
de novo

29. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
correct legal encyclopedia citation
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.
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
incorrect citation of a law review article

30. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
see generally
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as

31. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
correct citation of United States Code
Supreme Court Reporter
correct standard case citation
see generally

32. 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
National Reporter System
stare decisis
parallel citation

33. F.Supp
headnote or syllabus
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
cf.

34. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
constitutional law
to update the status of a particular statute
Shepard's Citations
correct A.L.R. citation

35. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
statutory law
procedural law
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
to update the status of a particular case

36. S.Ct.
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
National Reporter System
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
rationale

37. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
en banc
procedural law
correct legal encyclopedia citation

38. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
to update the status of a particular statute
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
constitutional law
components of and A.L.R. citation

39. Encyclopedia
American Jurisprudence is a...
The record of a court case includes
annotations
digests typically

40. 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
United States Code (U.S.C.)
procedural law
annotations
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

41. Law that establishes and defines the basic rights and duties that govern a society. It consists of constitutions - legislative enactments - common law - and certain executive actions.
substantive law
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
parallel citation
Executive orders are...

42. Statutes at Large
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
digests typically
correct Federal Register citation

43. Restatement (of law)
Federal rules and procedures are...
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
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
incorrect United States Code citation

44. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
The record of a court case includes
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
correct standard case citation
United States Reports is cited as

45. 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
correct standard case citation
Shepard's Citations
legal dictionaries

46. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
correct citation of a Constitutional article
contra
correct A.L.R. citation
correct citation of United States Code

47. Selected decisions
components of and A.L.R. citation
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
annotations
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...

48. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
unofficial publication of law
legal dictionaries
Statutes are published as session laws...
components of a legal encyclopedia citation

49. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
dicta
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
memorandum opinion

50. What federal session laws are published in
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
court opinion