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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Shepard's Citators
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
components of United States Code citation
en banc
2. Case law
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Supreme Court Reporter
see - e.g.
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
3. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
contra
F.R.D. contains...
bill
majority opinion
4. The cited authority states a proposition that is different from the proposition stated by the writer - but the proposition stated in the cited authority is sufficiently similar to lend support to the writer's proposition
separation of powers
components of law review citation
stare decisis
cf.
5. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
components of a Federal Register citation
constitutional law
6. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
rationale
to update the status of a particular statute
incorrect case citation
U.S. Law Week
7. Opinion issued by the majority of the judges of the appellate court; the holding of this opinion may be cited as precedent if all other criteria are met. There is only one in a case
majority opinion
U.S. Law Week
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
rationale
8. Published by West
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
components of United States Code citation
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
9. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
incorrect legal dictionary citation
contra
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
caption
10. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
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.
statement of facts
see - e.g.
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
11. 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
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
per curiam opinion
sequence of citations
correct citation of United States Code
12. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
Supreme Court Reporter
correct citation of Statutes at Large
de novo on record
the signal infra
13. 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
correct citation of a Constitutional article
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.
restatements of law
components of United States Code citation
14. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
contra
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
see generally
United States Reports is cited as
15. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
cf.
court opinion
West Publishing Company (West)
16. 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'
common law
on the record
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
American Law Reports
17. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
codified
headnote or syllabus
Executive orders are...
18. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
precedent
holding
United States Reports
correct legal encyclopedia citation
19. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
correct citation of a Constitutional article
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
to update the status of a particular case
20. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
decision
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
West Publishing Company (West)
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.
21. 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
correct citation of United States Code
treatise
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
22. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
U.S. Law Week
American Law Reports
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
23. What federal session laws are codified and published in
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
United States Code (U.S.C.)
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
24. United States Reports
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
West Publishing Company (West)
correct citation of United States Code
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
25. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
incorrect United States Code citation
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
session laws
date of decision
26. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
U.S. Law Week
digests typically
star paging
the signal infra
27. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
United States District Courts case reporters
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
concurring opinion
primary authority
28. Explanation of the subject
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
An annotation is
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
A.L.R. is filled with...
29. Decennial Digest
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
United States District Courts case reporters
digests typically
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
30. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
session laws
official publication of law
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
correct law review citation
31. 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
to update the status of a particular case
United States Code (U.S.C.)
components of law review citation
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
32. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
restatements of law
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
procedural law
33. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
TARP method
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
date of decision
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
34. Statutes at Large
Federal session laws may be found in...
opinion
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
35. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
court decision
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
36. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
majority opinion
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
correct citation of Statutes at Large
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
37. 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
court opinion
precedent
date of decision
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
38. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
United States Reports
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
see generally
39. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
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
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
parallel citation
correct legal encyclopedia citation
40. Statutes at Large
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
U.S. Law Week
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Executive orders are...
41. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
The record of a court case includes
incorrect case citation
elements of a reported case
United States Reports
42. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
caption
secondary authority
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
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
43. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
components of United States Code citation
slip opinion
incorrect citation of a law review article
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
44. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
annotations
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
correct law review citation
45. Published by Lawyers Co-op
treatise
correct standard case citation
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
elements of a reported case
46. Summarize statute topics
see - e.g.
holding
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
47. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
C.J.S uses...
slip law
memorandum opinion
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
48. Primary authority
dissenting opinion
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
codified
Statutes are published as session laws...
49. Digest topic
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
correct A.L.R. citation
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
50. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
United States Reports
Federal session laws may be found in...
incorrect case citation
court opinion