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1. 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
decision
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Shepard's Citations

2. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
key number system
separation of powers
star paging
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in

3. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
restatements of law
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
elements of a reported case
star paging

4. Selected decisions
digests typically
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
components of a Federal Register citation

5. 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.
components of law review citation
National Reporter System
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
U.S. Supreme court case reporters

6. 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'
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
dicta
incorrect legal dictionary citation
on the record

7. 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.
Shepard's Citations
correct Federal Register citation
These represent secondary authority
de novo

8. 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
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
U.S. Law Week

9. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
official publication of law
Federal session laws may be found in...
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 reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained

10. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
National Reporter System
C.J.S uses...
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...

11. Extensive selected annotations
unofficial publication of law
dicta
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
A.L.R. is filled with...

12. As session laws
precedent
annotations
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.
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...

13. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
concurring opinion
These represent secondary authority
legal encyclopedias

14. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
correct Federal Register citation
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)

15. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
correct citation of United States Code
treatise
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)

16. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
C.J.S uses...
American Law Reports
correct citation of United States Code
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called

17. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
bill
United States District Courts case reporters
statutory law
see - e.g.

18. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
indexes typically
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
correct citation of Statutes at Large

19. Primary authority
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
Statutes at Large is

20. Digests
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.

21. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
correct Federal Register citation
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
digests typically
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

22. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
United States Code (U.S.C.)
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
treatise
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters

23. Shepard's Citators
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
procedural law
American Jurisprudence is a...

24. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
correct standard case citation
Federal Rules of Evidence
bill
slip law

25. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
contra
An unofficial publication is any publication
headnote or syllabus
de novo

26. Legal encyclopedia published by West
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
These represent secondary authority
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

27. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
The record of a court case includes
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.

28. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
An unofficial publication is any publication
correct Federal Register citation
court decision
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation

29. Shepard's Citations is used
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
to update the status of a particular case
incorrect legal dictionary citation
components of United States Code citation

30. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
dissenting opinion
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
holding
United States Supreme Court Bulletin

31. An index
correct citation of a Constitutional article
memorandum opinion
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...

32. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
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.
en banc
official publication of law

33. A syllabus of the court
An unofficial publication is any publication
U.S. Reports contains
These represent secondary authority
court decision

34. Secondary authority that is leading annotated law reporter published by Lawyers Co-op. Distinguishing feature not the cases that it reports - but the extensive editorial commentary that follows each reported case
F.R.D. contains...
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
American Law Reports

35. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
common law
bill
Federal session laws may be found in...
stare decisis

36. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
indexes typically
legal dictionaries
These represent secondary authority

37. Published by West
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
treatise
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation

38. Secondary authority
correct law review citation
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
de novo on record
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

39. At the close of each legislative term
F.R.D. contains...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Statutes are published as session laws...
primary authority

40. Reported selectively
Federal rules and procedures are...
American Law Reports
headnote or syllabus
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.

41. 1. volume number of encyclopedia 2. abbreviated name of encyclopedia 3. title of article (underscored or in italics) 4. section symbol and section number within the article; 5. specific page within section; and 6. date of publication
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Federal Rules of Evidence
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment

42. What federal session laws are codified and published in
United States Code (U.S.C.)
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
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 a standard case citation

43. United States Reports
Federal rules and procedures are...
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)

44. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
court decision
incorrect citation of a law review article

45. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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46. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
American Law Reports
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
U.S. Reports contains

47. Summarized statute topics
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.
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
codified
indexes typically

48. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
United States Code is
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
codified
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained

49. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
unofficial publication of law

50. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
see - e.g.
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
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...