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1. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
The record of a court case includes
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.

2. United States Reports
correct Federal Register citation
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
concurring opinion

3. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
to update the status of a particular statute
legal dictionaries
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
correct standard case citation

4. Summarize judicial opinions
Shepard's Citations
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
digests typically
procedural law

5. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
These represent secondary authority
correct A.L.R. citation
see - e.g.
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained

6. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
United States Reports is cited as
correct Federal Register citation
separation of powers
Statutes at Large is

7. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
American Law Reports
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
decision
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...

8. Reported selectively
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
slip law
secondary authority
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as

9. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
incorrect legal dictionary citation
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
correct citation of United States Code

10. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
Shepard's Citations
TARP method
court opinion
sequence of citations

11. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
A.L.R. is filled with...
correct legal encyclopedia citation
incorrect case citation
per curiam opinion

12. Case reports - published by West - that divides the United States into seven geographical regions and reports the decisions of the highest appellate court of each state within that region.
statutory law
legal encyclopedias
National Reporter System
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...

13. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
Shepard's Citations
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
session laws
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...

14. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)

15. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
correct A.L.R. citation
United States Reports is cited as

16. Anew on the record - the appellate court must base its decision on the record (no new testimony can be received) but may reach an independent factual finding if the facts from the trial court are 'clearly erroneous' based on the record as a whole
de novo on record
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
cf.
correct A.L.R. citation

17. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
star paging
elements of a reported case
United States Code (U.S.C.)
United States District Courts case reporters

18. Secondary authority
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
constitutional law
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...

19. Typical case reporter
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
_____________ is an official publication
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
memorandum opinion

20. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
components of Statutes at Large citation
correct legal encyclopedia citation
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
most correct definition of star paging

21. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
bill
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters

22. 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'
most correct definition of star paging
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
components of law review citation
on the record

23. Encyclopedia
United States District Courts case reporters
key number system
American Jurisprudence is a...
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases

24. Primary authority
correct citation of Statutes at Large
parallel citation
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
star paging

25. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
star paging
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.
majority opinion

26. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
components of and A.L.R. citation
decision
codified

27. Restatement (of law)
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
dissenting opinion
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
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.

28. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
These represent secondary authority
components of law review citation
annotations

29. A syllabus of the court
American Law Reports
decision
An unofficial publication is any publication
U.S. Reports contains

30. 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
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
sequence of citations
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal

31. Supra

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32. 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
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
de novo on record
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation

33. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

34. 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 United States Code citation
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
components of a standard case citation
Statutes at Large is

35. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
codified
correct legal encyclopedia citation
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation

36. Result or disposition of the case
court opinion
legal encyclopedias
decision
see - e.g.

37. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
U.S. Law Week
Statutes are published as session laws...
statutory law
secondary authority

38. Federal Reporter - Third Series (F.3d) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
Executive orders are...
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.

39. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
key number system
TARP method
see - e.g.
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in

40. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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41. Statutory law
correct citation of United States Code
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Federal rules and procedures are...

42. The West key number system
C.J.S uses...
The record of a court case includes
Federal rules and procedures are...
indexes typically

43. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
An unofficial publication is any publication
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
incorrect case citation

44. Presidential proclamations
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
common law
components of a standard case citation
to update the status of a particular statute

45. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
common law
U.S. Law Week

46. Case law
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
An annotation is
components of a legal encyclopedia citation

47. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
de novo
incorrect citation of a law review article
An unofficial publication is any publication
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in

48. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
indexes typically
holding
dissenting opinion
official publication of law

49. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
holding
court decision
United States District Courts case reporters
de novo on record

50. An index
United States Reports
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
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...