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1. A proposed legislative measure
bill
advance sheets
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)

2. Federal Cases
secondary authority
correct Federal Register citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
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.

3. Selected decisions
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
F.R.D. contains...
U.S. Reports contains
components of a standard case citation

4. 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
substantive law
restatements of law
components of law review citation
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...

5. S.Ct.
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
components of and A.L.R. citation
the signal infra
parallel citation

6. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
West Publishing Company (West)
United States Code (U.S.C.)
An unofficial publication is any publication

7. Digest topic
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
correct standard case citation

8. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
advance sheets
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal

9. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
sequence of citations
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
components of a Federal Register citation

10. 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
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
advance sheets
dissenting opinion

11. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
TARP method
National Reporter System

12. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
restatements of law
memorandum opinion
U.S. Reports contains
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...

13. 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
majority opinion
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
correct citation of United States Code

14. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
An annotation is
de novo on record
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
separation of powers

15. Typical case reporter
correct Federal Register citation
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.
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.

16. Secondary authority
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
en banc
Supreme Court Reporter

17. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
decision
incorrect case citation
primary authority
constitutional law

18. U.S.
United States Reports is cited as
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
decision
common law

19. Published by West
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...

20. 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 United States Code citation
legal dictionaries
United States District Courts case reporters
de novo

21. 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
constitutional law
United States Code is
to update the status of a particular case
components of United States Code citation

22. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
court decision
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.
contra
components of a standard case citation

23. Presidential proclamations
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Federal Rules of Evidence
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.

24. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
codified
legal encyclopedias
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.
contra

25. American Digest System
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
contra
Statutes at Large is
statutory law

26. 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
per curiam opinion
components of United States Code citation
annotations
on the record

27. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
most correct definition of star paging
secondary authority
correct citation of United States Code
to update the status of a particular statute

28. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
headnote or syllabus
United States Code (U.S.C.)
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
legal dictionaries

29. Legal encyclopedia published by West
correct law review citation
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...

30. United States Reports
Executive orders are...
components of a Federal Register citation
_____________ is an official publication
statutory law

31. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
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.
annotations
caption

32. The date upon which the decision was rendered
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
date of decision
Statutes at Large is
annotations

33. Compiled chronologically
Statutes at Large is
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
stare decisis
constitutional law

34. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
most correct definition of star paging
correct citation of Statutes at Large
bill

35. Published by Lawyers Co-op
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
correct citation of a Constitutional article
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
en banc

36. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
incorrect case citation
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
treatise

37. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
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.
cf.
components of Statutes at Large citation
incorrect citation of a law review article

38. A syllabus of the court
session laws
U.S. Reports contains
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
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.

39. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases

40. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
National Reporter System
TARP method
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
components of law review citation

41. United States Reports
separation of powers
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
TARP method

42. Case law
A.L.R. is filled with...
see generally
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...

43. Summarize judicial opinions
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
official publication of law
digests typically

44. Result or disposition of the case
Executive orders are...
United States Reports
holding
decision

45. As session laws
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
to update the status of a particular statute
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)

46. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
procedural law
rationale
star paging
A Decennial Digest is part of the..

47. 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
components of and A.L.R. citation
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
U.S. Reports contains
per curiam opinion

48. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
treatise

49. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
United States Code (U.S.C.)
advance sheets
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
session laws

50. 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.
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
concurring opinion
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called