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1. Summarize judicial opinions
restatements of law
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
digests typically
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
2. Published by West
separation of powers
key number system
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
3. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
correct standard case citation
annotations
procedural law
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
4. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
An unofficial publication is any publication
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
5. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
statutory law
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
6. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
United States Reports
caption
correct standard case citation
U.S. Law Week
7. An explanatory note
An annotation is
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
indexes typically
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
8. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
incorrect case citation
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
court decision
Supreme Court Reporter
9. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
legal encyclopedias
F.R.D. contains...
primary authority
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.
10. Selected decisions
Executive orders are...
components of and A.L.R. citation
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
Shepard's Citations
11. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
en banc
elements of a reported case
A.L.R. is filled with...
12. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
correct A.L.R. citation
see - e.g.
components of Statutes at Large citation
date of decision
13. Precedent
session laws
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
key number system
slip opinion
14. A syllabus of the court
U.S. Reports contains
constitutional law
correct A.L.R. citation
en banc
15. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
majority opinion
Federal rules and procedures are...
components of law review citation
correct citation of United States Code
16. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
to update the status of a particular statute
components of United States Code citation
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
17. 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.
to update the status of a particular statute
components of Statutes at Large citation
memorandum opinion
treatise
18. 1. number of the Code title 2. abbreviation for the United States Code 3. section symbol - followed by the number of the Code section; and 4. date of the Code volume in which the most recent version of the section can be found
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
United States Reports
TARP method
components of United States Code citation
19. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
legal encyclopedias
holding
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
20. A proposed legislative measure
see generally
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
bill
21. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
bill
incorrect legal dictionary citation
to update the status of a particular statute
22. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
advance sheets
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
American Law Reports
headnote or syllabus
23. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
National Reporter System
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
legal dictionaries
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
24. Compiled chronologically
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
Statutes at Large is
25. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
primary authority
legal encyclopedias
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
procedural law
26. Legal document that carries the most weight and embodies the government's authority to exist and serves as an outline for the exercise of governmental powers.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
United States Code is
most correct definition of star paging
constitutional law
27. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
bill
constitutional law
memorandum opinion
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
28. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
caption
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
29. 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.
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
concurring opinion
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
30. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
key number system
correct Federal Register citation
F.R.D. contains...
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
31. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
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.
legal dictionaries
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
32. Decennial Digest
United States Reports
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
33. 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
United States Reports is cited as
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
34. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
stare decisis
procedural law
restatements of law
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
35. Govern the types of evidence that are admissible in criminal and civil trials and - in some situations - the manner in which the evidence can be presented during trial
parallel citation
Federal Rules of Evidence
rationale
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
36. Published by Lawyers Co-op
digests typically
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Statutes at Large is
correct legal encyclopedia citation
37. Presidential proclamations
correct citation of Statutes at Large
slip law
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
dicta
38. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
Statutes at Large is
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
most correct definition of star paging
39. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
United States District Courts case reporters
treatise
de novo on record
40. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
primary authority
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
secondary authority
F.R.D. contains...
41. 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
restatements of law
court opinion
Statutes are published as session laws...
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
42. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
concurring opinion
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
unofficial publication of law
correct standard case citation
43. Explanation of the subject
The record of a court case includes
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
constitutional law
44. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
legal encyclopedias
C.J.S uses...
correct citation of Statutes at Large
statement of facts
45. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
components of United States Code citation
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
46. Federal Cases
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
en banc
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
annotations
47. Primary authority
components of United States Code citation
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
48. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
United States District Courts case reporters
most correct definition of star paging
dissenting opinion
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
49. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
correct citation of a Constitutional article
key number system
restatements of law
These represent secondary authority
50. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
slip law
restatements of law
An unofficial publication is any publication
see generally