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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Selected decisions
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
correct citation of United States Code
memorandum opinion
Executive orders are...
2. 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.
indexes typically
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
National Reporter System
components of Statutes at Large citation
3. Products of West Legal Studies
United States Code is
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
to update the status of a particular statute
4. 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
United States Reports
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
elements of a reported case
5. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
dissenting opinion
components of United States Code citation
correct citation of Statutes at Large
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
6. At the close of each legislative term
incorrect citation of a law review article
Statutes are published as session laws...
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
components of law review citation
7. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
Statutes at Large is
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
8. 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
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
session laws
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
precedent
9. 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'
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
on the record
cf.
correct citation of Statutes at Large
10. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
decision
C.J.S uses...
treatise
Federal session laws may be found in...
11. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
dicta
court decision
West Publishing Company (West)
12. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
Executive orders are...
star paging
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
incorrect citation of a law review article
13. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
parallel citation
correct legal encyclopedia citation
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
14. 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
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
American Law Reports
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
15. Shepard's Citators
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
holding
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
16. 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
C.J.S uses...
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
17. 1. U.S. Constitutional provision and amendments 2. Federal statutes 3. Federal procedural rules 4. Federal cases (U.S. - F.3d - the F.Supp.) 5. State cases (official reporter - then regional reporter) 6. Federal administrative rules and regulations 7
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
sequence of citations
correct standard case citation
unofficial publication of law
18. An explanatory note
Supreme Court Reporter
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
An annotation is
dicta
19. United States Reports
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
dicta
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
20. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
holding
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
American Law Reports
21. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
Statutes are published as session laws...
Supreme Court Reporter
bill
Federal rules and procedures are...
22. Case law
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
components of a Federal Register citation
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
23. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
Statutes are published as session laws...
correct law review citation
parallel citation
24. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
incorrect legal dictionary citation
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
to update the status of a particular statute
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
25. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
legal encyclopedias
_____________ is an official publication
codified
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
26. What federal session laws are published in
statement of facts
American Law Reports
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
27. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
28. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
advance sheets
correct law review citation
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
29. 1. name of the act 2. abbreviation of Public Law and the public law number 3. volume number of the Statutes at Large 4. abbreviation for Statutes at Large 5. page number where the statutes begins; and 6. the year when the statute was passed as law.
An annotation is
components of Statutes at Large citation
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
rationale
30. 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
correct A.L.R. citation
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
correct standard case citation
majority opinion
31. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
United States District Courts case reporters
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
restatements of law
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
32. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
U.S. Reports contains
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
The record of a court case includes
33. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
constitutional law
These represent secondary authority
court decision
34. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
United States Code (U.S.C.)
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
American Jurisprudence is a...
35. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
slip opinion
headnote or syllabus
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
parallel citation
36. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
bill
star paging
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
separation of powers
37. F.Supp
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
West Publishing Company (West)
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
C.J.S uses...
38. Summarized statute topics
indexes typically
U.S. Law Week
stare decisis
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
39. 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.
bill
components of and A.L.R. citation
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
concurring opinion
40. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
correct citation of Statutes at Large
contra
_____________ is an official publication
codified
41. Statutory law
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Federal rules and procedures are...
annotations
official publication of law
42. Statutory law
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
Executive orders are...
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.
43. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
rationale
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
primary authority
court opinion
44. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
dicta
components of United States Code citation
45. Published by West
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
the signal infra
Federal session laws may be found in...
46. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
most correct definition of star paging
Federal Rules of Evidence
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
court opinion
47. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
common law
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
digests typically
correct Federal Register citation
48. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
Supreme Court Reporter
secondary authority
United States Code is
incorrect citation of a law review article
49. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
Executive orders are...
parallel citation
per curiam opinion
restatements of law
50. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
correct Federal Register citation