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1. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
memorandum opinion
see generally

2. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
Statutes at Large is
incorrect citation of a law review article
slip law
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)

3. Case law
key number system
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...

4. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
statement of facts
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)

5. 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
the signal infra
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
key number system

6. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
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.
opinion
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.

7. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
slip opinion
incorrect citation of a law review article
legal encyclopedias
de novo on record

8. An explanatory note
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.
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
correct Federal Register citation
An annotation is

9. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op

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10. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
slip opinion
cf.
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...

11. Products of West Legal Studies
statement of facts
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
United States District Courts case reporters

12. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
codified
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
per curiam opinion

13. What federal session laws are codified and published in
correct citation of Statutes at Large
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
United States Code (U.S.C.)
United States Code is

14. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
key number system
Executive orders are...
correct A.L.R. citation
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

15. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
parallel citation

16. F.Supp
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
American Law Reports
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...

17. U.S.
slip law
treatise
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
United States Reports is cited as

18. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
correct citation of a Constitutional article
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
United States Code is

19. United States Reports
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
substantive law
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
TARP method

20. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
incorrect legal dictionary citation
precedent
star paging
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

21. The date upon which the decision was rendered
primary authority
date of decision
constitutional law
incorrect legal dictionary citation

22. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
F.R.D. contains...
sequence of citations
indexes typically

23. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
statement of facts
Supreme Court Reporter
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
Federal rules and procedures are...

24. A proposed legislative measure
_____________ is an official publication
bill
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
the signal infra

25. Compiled chronologically
An unofficial publication is any publication
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
TARP method
Statutes at Large is

26. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
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
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

27. Selected decisions
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
precedent
components of law review citation
components of United States Code citation

28. Shepard's Citations is used
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
contra
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
to update the status of a particular case

29. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
An unofficial publication is any publication
incorrect United States Code citation
components of and A.L.R. citation
Statutes at Large is

30. American Digest System
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)

31. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
decision
majority opinion
correct standard case citation
memorandum opinion

32. 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 a Federal Register citation
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.

33. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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34. Secondary authority
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
star paging
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation

35. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
substantive law
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
opinion

36. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
components of and A.L.R. citation
cf.
United States Reports
see - e.g.

37. Official publication
correct standard case citation
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation

38. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
official publication of law
components of a standard case citation
advance sheets
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...

39. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
rationale
components of United States Code citation

40. 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
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
session laws
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
precedent

41. 1. U.S. Constitutional provision and amendments 2. Federal statutes 3. Federal procedural rules 4. Federal cases (U.S. - F.3d - the F.Supp.) 5. State cases (official reporter - then regional reporter) 6. Federal administrative rules and regulations 7
sequence of citations
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
holding

42. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
caption
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
incorrect case citation
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment

43. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
secondary authority
United States Reports is cited as

44. 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
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation

45. The Federal Reporter
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
majority opinion
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...

46. 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.
common law
These represent secondary authority
An unofficial publication is any publication
substantive law

47. Presidential proclamations
National Reporter System
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
components of law review citation
incorrect case citation

48. As session laws
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
correct citation of a Constitutional article
concurring opinion

49. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
star paging
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.

50. Result or disposition of the case
slip opinion
rationale
decision
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure