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1. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
incorrect legal dictionary citation
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
incorrect United States Code citation
correct citation of United States Code
2. Typical case reporter
components of law review citation
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
statement of facts
components of Statutes at Large citation
3. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
dicta
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 record of a court case includes
separation of powers
4. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
decision
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
U.S. Reports contains
5. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
National Reporter System
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
U.S. Reports contains
6. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
slip opinion
codified
substantive law
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
7. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
to update the status of a particular statute
F.R.D. contains...
statutory law
U.S. Law Week
8. United States Reports
secondary authority
_____________ is an official publication
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
annotations
9. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
treatise
court decision
Executive orders are...
key number system
10. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
components of law review citation
F.R.D. contains...
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
official publication of law
11. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
most correct definition of star paging
United States Code (U.S.C.)
correct Federal Register citation
components of a Federal Register citation
12. Published by West
components of and A.L.R. citation
en banc
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
sequence of citations
13. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
caption
annotations
elements of a reported case
correct citation of Statutes at Large
14. 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
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
United States Reports is cited as
de novo on record
restatements of law
15. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
per curiam opinion
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
16. Statutes at Large
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
correct citation of United States Code
An unofficial publication is any publication
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
17. Shepard's Citators
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
United States District Courts case reporters
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
per curiam opinion
18. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
_____________ is an official publication
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
statutory law
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
19. A syllabus of the court
West Publishing Company (West)
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
U.S. Reports contains
official publication of law
20. 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.
common law
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Executive orders are...
components of Statutes at Large citation
21. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
see - e.g.
per curiam opinion
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
components of Statutes at Large citation
22. 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.
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
National Reporter System
correct citation of United States Code
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
23. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
to update the status of a particular statute
constitutional law
24. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
digests typically
correct citation of United States Code
common law
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
25. What federal session laws are codified and published in
United States Code (U.S.C.)
annotations
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
on the record
26. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
correct A.L.R. citation
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
decision
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
27. Digests
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
components of a standard case citation
incorrect case citation
These represent secondary authority
28. Primary authority
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
incorrect legal dictionary citation
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
opinion
29. Selected decisions
constitutional law
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
elements of a reported case
30. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which agrees with the result reached by the majority but disagrees with the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one.
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
treatise
concurring opinion
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
31. Federal Cases
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
procedural law
_____________ is an official publication
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
32. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
holding
Shepard's Citations
components of United States Code citation
most correct definition of star paging
33. S.Ct.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
correct legal encyclopedia citation
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
34. Digest topic
components of Statutes at Large citation
components of law review citation
concurring opinion
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
35. 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
advance sheets
per curiam opinion
restatements of law
concurring opinion
36. United States Reports
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
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
37. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
U.S. Reports contains
correct legal encyclopedia citation
statement of facts
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
38. State and federal
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
American Jurisprudence is a...
39. Summarize statute topics
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
legal dictionaries
40. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
correct legal encyclopedia citation
components of Statutes at Large citation
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
41. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
An unofficial publication is any publication
Supreme Court Reporter
dissenting opinion
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
42. Encyclopedia
American Jurisprudence is a...
components of United States Code citation
de novo on record
incorrect legal dictionary citation
43. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
elements of a reported case
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
44. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
procedural law
components of law review citation
caption
45. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
An annotation is
correct Federal Register citation
advance sheets
The record of a court case includes
46. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
de novo on record
memorandum opinion
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
correct legal encyclopedia citation
47. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
correct legal encyclopedia citation
correct law review citation
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
48. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
annotations
see generally
on the record
49. F.Supp
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
components of a standard case citation
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
incorrect United States Code citation
50. 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 American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
U.S. Law Week
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