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1. An index
Federal rules and procedures are...
_____________ is an official publication
slip opinion
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...

2. Digests
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
United States Code is
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases

3. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
caption
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
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.

4. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
treatise
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
components of and A.L.R. citation
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as

5. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
The record of a court case includes
slip law
components of Statutes at Large citation
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)

6. Presidential proclamations
digests typically
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
memorandum opinion
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.

7. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
to update the status of a particular case
cf.
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)

8. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
per curiam opinion
American Jurisprudence is a...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...

9. 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
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
the signal infra
United States District Courts case reporters
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

10. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
legal encyclopedias

11. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
to update the status of a particular statute
TARP method
correct citation of Statutes at Large
incorrect citation of a law review article

12. 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.
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
concurring opinion
Statutes are published as session laws...
Supreme Court Reporter

13. A proposed legislative measure
bill
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.

14. Name of the appellant
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.
correct A.L.R. citation
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
constitutional law

15. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
correct citation of a Constitutional article
U.S. Reports contains
legal encyclopedias
cf.

16. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
United States Code is
annotations
statutory law
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as

17. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
correct law review citation
date of decision
correct standard case citation
substantive law

18. State and federal
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
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.
treatise
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.

19. Selected decisions
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
de novo on record
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.

20. 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
correct A.L.R. citation
star paging
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Federal Rules of Evidence

21. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op

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22. Primary authority
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
components of Statutes at Large citation
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...

23. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
stare decisis
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
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
dicta

24. 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
Statutes are published as session laws...
dissenting opinion
American Law Reports

25. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
stare decisis
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
codified
correct citation of Statutes at Large

26. 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.
cf.
National Reporter System
digests typically
correct Federal Register citation

27. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
statutory law
key number system
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
legal dictionaries

28. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
correct law review citation
cf.
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...

29. As session laws
correct legal encyclopedia citation
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
An unofficial publication is any publication

30. 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.
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
components of Statutes at Large citation
A.L.R. is filled with...
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

31. Published by West
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
official publication of law
slip opinion

32. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
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
United States Code (U.S.C.)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
dissenting opinion

33. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
correct legal encyclopedia citation
see generally
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...

34. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
A.L.R. is filled with...
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
U.S. Law Week

35. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
most correct definition of star paging
West Publishing Company (West)
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
unofficial publication of law

36. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which disagrees with both the result and the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one
codified
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.
to update the status of a particular statute
dissenting opinion

37. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
digests typically

38. Compiled chronologically
dicta
memorandum opinion
Statutes at Large is
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...

39. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
court opinion
elements of a reported case
Shepard's Citations

40. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
correct Federal Register citation
court decision
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
United States Code (U.S.C.)

41. Digest topic
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
Supreme Court Reporter

42. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
correct A.L.R. citation
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation

43. Explanation of the subject
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.
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...
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...

44. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
incorrect case citation
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
correct Federal Register citation

45. Published by Lawyers Co-op
caption
restatements of law
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
primary authority

46. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
The record of a court case includes
Federal rules and procedures are...
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
sequence of citations

47. Summarized statute topics
legal dictionaries
indexes typically
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in

48. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
see generally

49. Extensive selected annotations
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
A.L.R. is filled with...
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.

50. A syllabus of the court
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
U.S. Reports contains
incorrect United States Code citation
These represent secondary authority