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1. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
court opinion
date of decision
These represent secondary authority
U.S. Law Week

2. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
legal dictionaries
per curiam opinion
secondary authority
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...

3. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
to update the status of a particular statute
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

4. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
United States Code (U.S.C.)
indexes typically
court decision
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)

5. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
advance sheets
unofficial publication of law
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

6. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
opinion
indexes typically
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...

7. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
components of law review citation
procedural law
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
components of Statutes at Large citation

8. Govern the types of evidence that are admissible in criminal and civil trials and - in some situations - the manner in which the evidence can be presented during trial
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
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
Federal Rules of Evidence
annotations

9. 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
advance sheets
annotations
Shepard's Citations
The record of a court case includes

10. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
C.J.S uses...
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
correct standard case citation
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...

11. Compiled chronologically
slip opinion
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
unofficial publication of law
Statutes at Large is

12. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
United States Code is
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
to update the status of a particular case

13. Federal Reporter - Third Series (F.3d) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
U.S. Law Week
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...

14. Presidential proclamations
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases

15. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
Executive orders are...
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
de novo on record
An unofficial publication is any publication

16. American Digest System
correct citation of Statutes at Large
components of United States Code citation
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
correct law review citation

17. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
TARP method
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
primary authority

18. Selected decisions
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
incorrect United States Code citation
F.R.D. contains...
memorandum opinion

19. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
correct A.L.R. citation
F.R.D. contains...
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
An annotation is

20. 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
the signal infra
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
West Publishing Company (West)
restatements of law

21. F.Supp
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
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
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)

22. Published by Lawyers Co-op
correct Federal Register citation
slip law
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...

23. 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
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
American Law Reports
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...

24. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
precedent
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
dissenting opinion
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.

25. Case law
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
see - e.g.

26. As session laws
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
National Reporter System
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
Executive orders are...

27. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
An unofficial publication is any publication
digests typically
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 _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.

28. Statutory law
Executive orders are...
TARP method
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
United States Code (U.S.C.)

29. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
slip law
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
U.S. Supreme court case reporters

30. Typical case reporter
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
advance sheets
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called

31. Name of the appellant
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
F.R.D. contains...
An annotation is
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.

32. 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'
on the record
components of United States Code citation
see - e.g.
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called

33. Result or disposition of the case
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
components of Statutes at Large citation
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
decision

34. 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.
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
components of Statutes at Large citation

35. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
caption
United States District Courts case reporters
United States Reports is cited as

36. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
star paging
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
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.
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)

37. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
see generally
legal dictionaries
official publication of law
slip opinion

38. Summarized statute topics
precedent
de novo on record
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
indexes typically

39. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
correct law review citation
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
court opinion
bill

40. 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
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
sequence of citations
correct standard case citation
American Jurisprudence is a...

41. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
F.R.D. contains...
Shepard's Citations
on the record
components of a Federal Register citation

42. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
United States Reports
The record of a court case includes
indexes typically
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.

43. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
United States Reports is cited as
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.
parallel citation
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)

44. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
components of United States Code citation
U.S. Reports contains
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)

45. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
statutory law
legal dictionaries
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
star paging

46. Published by West
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
correct citation of a Constitutional article

47. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
United States Code (U.S.C.)
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
National Reporter System
court decision

48. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
restatements of law
primary authority
treatise

49. S.Ct.
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
The record of a court case includes
bill
components of a standard case citation

50. 1. case name 2. case reporter in which the case is published (include volume number - abbreviation of case reporter - and page where case begins); 3. identity of court issuing the opinion 4. year in which the decision was issued; and 5. subsequent hi
session laws
see - e.g.
components of a standard case citation
components of a legal encyclopedia citation