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1. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
primary authority
headnote or syllabus
slip law
star paging

2. Summarize statute topics
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
majority opinion

3. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
key number system
legal dictionaries
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...

4. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
correct standard case citation
to update the status of a particular statute
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.

5. 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
Federal Rules of Evidence
majority opinion
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
de novo

6. Statutory law
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
precedent
Federal rules and procedures are...
legal encyclopedias

7. 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
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Federal Rules of Evidence

8. Explanation of the subject
C.J.S uses...
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
court opinion

9. Compilations of cases and historical matter dealing with various aspects of a code of statute - which contain short summaries of other cases - both for and against
annotations
statutory law
majority opinion
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

10. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
incorrect United States Code citation
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
official publication of law

11. Decennial Digest
bill
correct citation of Statutes at Large
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
correct A.L.R. citation

12. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
incorrect case citation
American Law Reports
opinion
memorandum opinion

13. Summarize judicial opinions
dicta
digests typically
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
legal dictionaries

14. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
decision
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)

15. 1. volume number of encyclopedia 2. abbreviated name of encyclopedia 3. title of article (underscored or in italics) 4. section symbol and section number within the article; 5. specific page within section; and 6. date of publication
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
U.S. Reports contains
unofficial publication of law

16. United States Reports
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.

17. Extensive selected annotations
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
A.L.R. is filled with...
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

18. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
primary authority
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
restatements of law

19. 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.
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
concurring opinion
opinion
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.

20. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
parallel citation
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
incorrect citation of a law review article

21. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
elements of a reported case
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)

22. Restatement (of law)
dissenting opinion
memorandum 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
components of United States Code citation

23. Case law
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
headnote or syllabus
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.

24. Legal encyclopedia published by West
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
F.R.D. contains...
United States Reports is cited as
substantive law

25. A proposed legislative measure
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
holding
bill
on the record

26. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
holding
see generally
see - e.g.
concurring opinion

27. What federal session laws are codified and published in
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
most correct definition of star paging
United States Code (U.S.C.)
court opinion

28. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
bill
components of a Federal Register citation
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
legal dictionaries

29. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
sequence of citations
majority opinion
Statutes are published as session laws...
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

30. 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.
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.
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
session laws
National Reporter System

31. 1. case name 2. case reporter in which the case is published (include volume number - abbreviation of case reporter - and page where case begins); 3. identity of court issuing the opinion 4. year in which the decision was issued; and 5. subsequent hi
Federal Rules of Evidence
components of a standard case citation
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in

32. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
TARP method
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
date of decision
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...

33. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
dicta
Federal Rules of Evidence

34. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
per curiam opinion
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
elements of a reported case
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...

35. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
cf.
memorandum opinion
de novo
Federal session laws may be found in...

36. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation

37. Shepard's Citators
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
indexes typically
treatise

38. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
components of a standard case citation
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
official publication of law
A.L.R. is filled with...

39. 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
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
court decision
components of United States Code citation

40. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
holding
components of a Federal Register citation
correct A.L.R. citation
treatise

41. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
components of a standard case citation
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
United States District Courts case reporters

42. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
incorrect citation of a law review article
U.S. Reports contains
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)

43. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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44. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
the signal infra
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...

45. The Federal Reporter
see - e.g.
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...

46. 1. full name of author; 2. the word 'Annotation'; 3. title of annotation (underscored or in italics); 4. volume number of A.L.R. series 5. abbreviation for Annotated Law Reports 6. page number where the annotation begins; 7. year of publication
Shepard's Citations
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
components of and A.L.R. citation
official publication of law

47. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
The record of a court case includes
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
United States Reports

48. Statutes at Large
Federal session laws may be found in...
F.R.D. contains...
United States Reports
components of United States Code citation

49. Presidential proclamations
star paging
separation of powers
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.

50. Typical case reporter
court opinion
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
annotations