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1. A publication of law that is not specifically authorized or sanctioned by an official body but - rather - is compiled by a private publisher i.e. West Publishing Company (West) and Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
unofficial publication of law
correct law review citation
session laws
date of decision

2. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
most correct definition of star paging
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
correct citation of Statutes at Large

3. 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
National Reporter System
American Law Reports
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
Supreme Court Reporter

4. Statutes at Large
incorrect citation of a law review article
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
substantive law
American Jurisprudence is a...

5. Products of West Legal Studies
advance sheets
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
incorrect United States Code citation
U.S. Supreme court case reporters

6. Digest topic
indexes typically
de novo on record
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...

7. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
incorrect United States Code citation
official publication of law
components of United States Code citation
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases

8. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op

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9. 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.
correct citation of Statutes at Large
substantive law
advance sheets
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...

10. Statutory law
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
Executive orders are...
on the record

11. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
correct citation of United States Code
holding
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

12. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
correct citation of United States Code
The record of a court case includes
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
A.L.R. is filled with...

13. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
constitutional law
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.

14. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
separation of powers
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
Statutes at Large (Stat.)

15. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
West Publishing Company (West)
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
correct citation of a Constitutional article

16. Shepard's Citators
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
_____________ is an official publication

17. What federal session laws are codified and published in
United States Code (U.S.C.)
bill
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
rationale

18. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
elements of a reported case
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...

19. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
Statutes at Large is
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
TARP method

20. 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
restatements of law
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
procedural law
rationale

21. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
elements of a reported case
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
correct A.L.R. citation

22. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
caption

23. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Supreme Court Reporter
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
correct citation of Statutes at Large

24. Federal Rules Decisions
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
West Publishing Company (West)
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
National Reporter System

25. Compiled by topic
United States Code is
Statutes are published as session laws...
correct Federal Register citation
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)

26. Summarized statute topics
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
dicta
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
indexes typically

27. 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
Executive orders are...
date of decision
The record of a court case includes

28. Compiled chronologically
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Statutes at Large is
correct citation of a Constitutional article

29. 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.
National Reporter System
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
United States Reports
dicta

30. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
headnote or syllabus

31. U.S.
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
United States Reports is cited as

32. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
rationale
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
annotations
sequence of citations

33. 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
caption
substantive law
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
majority opinion

34. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
components of a Federal Register citation
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
constitutional law

35. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
court opinion
U.S. Reports contains
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)

36. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
to update the status of a particular statute
correct law review citation
star paging

37. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
United States Code is
correct citation of Statutes at Large
session laws
components of a standard case citation

38. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
elements of a reported case
Federal session laws may be found in...
Supreme Court Reporter
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)

39. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
components of and A.L.R. citation
components of United States Code citation
United States Reports is cited as

40. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
per curiam opinion
correct standard case citation

41. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
primary authority
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
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.
to update the status of a particular statute

42. Summarize judicial opinions
digests typically
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)

43. United States Reports
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
legal dictionaries
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
correct Federal Register citation

44. Precedent
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
components of law review citation
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.

45. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
official publication of law
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
secondary authority
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in

46. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
en banc
headnote or syllabus
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...

47. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
F.R.D. contains...
treatise
headnote or syllabus
most correct definition of star paging

48. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
correct law review citation
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
American Jurisprudence is a...
components of law review citation

49. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
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.
correct citation of United States Code
U.S. Law Week

50. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
incorrect legal dictionary citation
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
American Jurisprudence is a...
contra