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1. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
American Jurisprudence is a...
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
procedural law
key number system
2. 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
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
An annotation is
F.R.D. contains...
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
3. What federal session laws are published in
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
4. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
per curiam opinion
An unofficial publication is any publication
5. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
correct A.L.R. citation
de novo on record
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
slip opinion
6. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
court decision
United States District Courts case reporters
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
7. Published by West
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
Executive orders are...
to update the status of a particular case
American Jurisprudence is a...
8. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
separation of powers
session laws
elements of a reported case
on the record
9. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
_____________ is an official publication
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
10. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
statement of facts
advance sheets
correct Federal Register citation
U.S. Reports contains
11. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
slip opinion
12. The date upon which the decision was rendered
separation of powers
date of decision
majority opinion
correct citation of Statutes at Large
13. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
14. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
star paging
15. 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
These represent secondary authority
to update the status of a particular case
caption
precedent
16. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
most correct definition of star paging
correct A.L.R. citation
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
17. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
cf.
slip law
correct citation of Statutes at Large
18. A syllabus of the court
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
U.S. Reports contains
parallel citation
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
19. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
to update the status of a particular statute
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
opinion
precedent
20. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
majority opinion
legal encyclopedias
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
separation of powers
21. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
U.S. Reports contains
legal dictionaries
U.S. Law Week
United States District Courts case reporters
22. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
correct citation of United States Code
Executive orders are...
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
23. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
Statutes at Large is
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
TARP method
most correct definition of star paging
24. What federal session laws are codified and published in
United States Code (U.S.C.)
United States District Courts case reporters
contra
correct citation of Statutes at Large
25. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
de novo on record
26. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
incorrect legal dictionary citation
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
procedural law
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
27. Encyclopedia
de novo on record
components of Statutes at Large citation
statement of facts
American Jurisprudence is a...
28. 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
most correct definition of star paging
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
de novo on record
components of law review citation
29. As session laws
concurring opinion
incorrect United States Code citation
see - e.g.
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
30. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
_____________ is an official publication
en banc
contra
dicta
31. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
slip law
32. 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.
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
33. American Digest System
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
correct A.L.R. citation
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
34. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
United States Reports is cited as
advance sheets
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
35. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
36. Explanation of the subject
correct citation of United States Code
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
to update the status of a particular case
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
37. Shepard's Citators
cf.
precedent
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
38. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
treatise
primary authority
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
39. Summarize judicial opinions
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
digests typically
precedent
procedural law
40. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
caption
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
parallel citation
holding
41. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
unofficial publication of law
digests typically
F.R.D. contains...
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
42. 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
session laws
the signal infra
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
43. Secondary authority
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
United States Code (U.S.C.)
procedural law
An annotation is
44. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
procedural law
constitutional law
An unofficial publication is any publication
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
45. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
correct A.L.R. citation
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
incorrect citation of a law review article
46. U.S.
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
United States Reports is cited as
47. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
separation of powers
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
American Jurisprudence is a...
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
48. A proposed legislative measure
bill
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
components of a Federal Register citation
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
49. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
opinion
primary authority
per curiam opinion
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
50. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
correct citation of Statutes at Large
dissenting opinion
most correct definition of star paging
annotations
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