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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Secondary authority
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
_____________ is an official publication
correct A.L.R. citation
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
2. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
legal encyclopedias
Statutes at Large is
incorrect citation of a law review article
legal dictionaries
3. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
headnote or syllabus
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
elements of a reported case
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
4. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
per curiam opinion
memorandum opinion
most correct definition of star paging
headnote or syllabus
5. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
correct citation of United States Code
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
6. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
constitutional law
correct standard case citation
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
7. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
components of Statutes at Large citation
advance sheets
unofficial publication of law
correct standard case citation
8. The date upon which the decision was rendered
date of decision
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
per curiam opinion
United States Code is
9. Precedent
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
10. Presidential proclamations
the signal infra
These represent secondary authority
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
11. United States Reports
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
incorrect case citation
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
_____________ is an official publication
12. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
to update the status of a particular case
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
13. An index
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
United States Code is
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
14. Official publication
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
correct citation of United States Code
indexes typically
15. 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
components of United States Code citation
per curiam opinion
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
The record of a court case includes
16. Selected decisions
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
A.L.R. is filled with...
correct A.L.R. citation
most correct definition of star paging
17. At the close of each legislative term
Statutes are published as session laws...
legal dictionaries
holding
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
18. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
session laws
correct A.L.R. citation
incorrect case citation
to update the status of a particular statute
19. Law that establishes and defines the basic rights and duties that govern a society. It consists of constitutions - legislative enactments - common law - and certain executive actions.
substantive law
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
20. Decennial Digest
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
dicta
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
21. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
The record of a court case includes
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
incorrect United States Code citation
22. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
West Publishing Company (West)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
slip opinion
23. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
components of and A.L.R. citation
see - e.g.
session laws
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
24. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
incorrect citation of a law review article
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
An unofficial publication is any publication
25. Seven
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
constitutional law
26. Federal Rules Decisions
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
parallel citation
star paging
27. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
caption
separation of powers
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
28. Explanation of the subject
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
United States Code is
key number system
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
29. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
Federal rules and procedures are...
court decision
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
30. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
correct Federal Register citation
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
unofficial publication of law
31. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
key number system
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
stare decisis
32. Statutes at Large
Federal session laws may be found in...
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
33. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
secondary authority
34. Primary authority
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
see generally
separation of powers
35. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
correct citation of United States Code
court decision
Shepard's Citations
36. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
correct law review citation
common law
correct A.L.R. citation
see generally
37. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
_____________ is an official publication
official publication of law
correct citation of Statutes at Large
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
38. Shepard's Citators
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
court decision
Federal session laws may be found in...
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
39. 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.
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
constitutional law
F.R.D. contains...
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
40. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
common law
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...
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
41. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
codified
rationale
decision
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
42. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
components of Statutes at Large citation
correct citation of a Constitutional article
correct citation of United States Code
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
43. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
concurring opinion
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
incorrect United States Code citation
holding
44. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
correct A.L.R. citation
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
per curiam opinion
45. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
codified
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
date of decision
U.S. Reports contains
46. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
contra
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 and A.L.R. citation
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
47. 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.
components of a standard case citation
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
caption
48. 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
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
opinion
restatements of law
date of decision
49. 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
components of law review citation
U.S. Reports contains
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
50. 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
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
headnote or syllabus
National Reporter System
de novo on record