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1. Selected decisions
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
Supreme Court Reporter
correct citation of a Constitutional article

2. Published by West
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
An unofficial publication is any publication
U.S. Reports contains

3. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
slip law
The record of a court case includes

4. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
correct citation of United States Code
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
bill
opinion

5. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
separation of powers
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
components of a Federal Register citation

6. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
digests typically
West Publishing Company (West)
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)

7. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
Federal session laws may be found in...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
components of a standard case citation

8. What federal session laws are published in
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
components of and A.L.R. citation
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
Statutes at Large is

9. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
de novo
statement of facts
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
precedent

10. 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
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
U.S. Law Week

11. Shepard's Citators
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
precedent
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.

12. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
unofficial publication of law
common law
session laws
indexes typically

13. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
dissenting opinion
primary authority
Federal rules and procedures are...
Supreme Court Reporter

14. 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.
decision
slip opinion
correct standard case citation
National Reporter System

15. Anew - from the beginning - the case is tried in the appellate court as if it had not been tried previously - and witness are allowed to testify.
de novo
A.L.R. is filled with...
West Publishing Company (West)
statutory law

16. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
holding
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
contra
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.

17. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
National Reporter System
incorrect citation of a law review article
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
substantive law

18. Digest topic
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
National Reporter System
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
opinion

19. Digests
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
cf.
components of United States Code citation
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

20. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
restatements of law
correct Federal Register citation
court decision

21. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
correct citation of Statutes at Large
official publication of law
unofficial publication of law

22. Explanation of the subject
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
court opinion

23. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
correct A.L.R. citation
Supreme Court Reporter
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.

24. 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
precedent
secondary authority
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
concurring opinion

25. Decennial Digest
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
correct citation of United States Code
incorrect citation of a law review article

26. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
American Law Reports
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...

27. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
codified
TARP method
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)

28. Compiled by topic
United States Code is
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
components of a legal encyclopedia citation

29. 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'
bill
codified
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
on the record

30. Secondary authority
components of law review citation
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
unofficial publication of law
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...

31. Summarize statute topics
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
substantive law
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
United States District Courts case reporters

32. S.Ct.
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
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)

33. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
en banc
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters

34. Federal Rules Decisions
primary authority
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
de novo

35. Statutes at Large
Statutes at Large is
Federal session laws may be found in...
correct law review citation
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.

36. 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
the signal infra
statement of facts
majority opinion
An annotation is

37. Compiled chronologically
C.J.S uses...
common law
Statutes at Large is
caption

38. An explanatory note
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
headnote or syllabus
An annotation is
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

39. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
National Reporter System
United States Code (U.S.C.)
rationale
correct law review citation

40. Products of West Legal Studies
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
incorrect case citation
majority opinion
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

41. Precedent
incorrect legal dictionary citation
Executive orders are...
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
West Publishing Company (West)

42. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
per curiam opinion
slip law
These represent secondary authority
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)

43. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
components of a standard case citation
official publication of law
correct citation of a Constitutional article
The record of a court case includes

44. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
annotations
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
advance sheets
parallel citation

45. 1. the title (chapter) number 2. abbreviation for the Code of Federal Regulation 3. section number symbol and the section number; and 4. year of publication
correct Federal Register citation
rationale
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as

46. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
indexes typically
the signal infra
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
see generally

47. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
de novo
codified
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
opinion

48. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
incorrect United States Code citation
Statutes at Large is
en banc

49. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
to update the status of a particular case
TARP method
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
correct citation of a Constitutional article

50. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
slip opinion
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
An annotation is
incorrect legal dictionary citation