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1. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
dissenting opinion
statement of facts
components of a standard case citation
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

2. Statutory law
Executive orders are...
Statutes are published as session laws...
components of a standard case citation
U.S. Reports contains

3. As session laws
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
_____________ is an official publication
memorandum opinion
United States Reports is cited as

4. F.Supp
contra
correct citation of Statutes at Large
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
bill

5. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
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.
The record of a court case includes
contra
correct standard case citation

6. 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
Federal Rules of Evidence
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
court opinion
incorrect citation of a law review article

7. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
Executive orders are...
annotations
common law
TARP method

8. 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
incorrect case citation
majority opinion
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
dicta

9. Federal Cases
opinion
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
key number system
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in

10. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
correct A.L.R. citation
components of a standard case citation
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
codified

11. Seven
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
decision
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
F.R.D. contains...

12. Legal encyclopedia published by West
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
Supreme Court Reporter
Statutes are published as session laws...
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)

13. United States Reports
bill
Statutes are published as session laws...
components of United States Code citation
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...

14. Compiled by topic
correct Federal Register citation
common law
An annotation is
United States Code is

15. Selected decisions
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
_____________ is an official publication
slip opinion
primary authority

16. Products of West Legal Studies
en banc
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
to update the status of a particular case
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...

17. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
separation of powers
A.L.R. is filled with...
the signal infra
components of a standard case citation

18. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
digests typically
Shepard's Citations
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
correct standard case citation

19. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
advance sheets
to update the status of a particular statute
An unofficial publication is any publication
see generally

20. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
slip opinion
correct citation of Statutes at Large
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
incorrect United States Code citation

21. Published by West
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
United States Reports
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)

22. The West key number system
indexes typically
C.J.S uses...
on the record
correct legal encyclopedia citation

23. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
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
correct law review citation
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...

24. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
see - e.g.
treatise
United States Reports
U.S. Reports contains

25. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
Statutes are published as session laws...
statutory law
session laws

26. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
American Law Reports
Executive orders are...
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
session laws

27. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
United States Reports
de novo
Statutes are published as session laws...
substantive law

28. Extensive selected annotations
A.L.R. is filled with...
secondary authority
correct A.L.R. citation
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)

29. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
de novo
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
United States Code is
Executive orders are...

30. State and federal
correct citation of United States Code
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
codified

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

32. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
headnote or syllabus
West Publishing Company (West)
These represent secondary authority

33. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
to update the status of a particular statute
en banc
decision
correct legal encyclopedia citation

34. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
separation of powers
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

35. Compiled chronologically
on the record
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
Statutes at Large is

36. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
star paging
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
correct citation of Statutes at Large

37. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
sequence of citations
elements of a reported case
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
incorrect United States Code citation

38. 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
court opinion
dissenting opinion
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation

39. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
elements of a reported case
slip opinion
procedural law
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)

40. Restatement (of law)
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
session laws
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

41. The Federal Reporter
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
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
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.

42. 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
components of law review citation
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition

43. 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.
de novo
components of United States Code citation
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
statement of facts

44. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
incorrect citation of a law review article
per curiam opinion
The record of a court case includes
Statutes at Large (Stat.)

45. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
correct citation of United States Code
unofficial publication of law
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...

46. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
Federal rules and procedures are...
advance sheets
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
correct citation of a Constitutional article

47. 1. the title (chapter) number 2. abbreviation for the Code of Federal Regulation 3. section number symbol and the section number; and 4. year of publication
star paging
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...

48. Official publication
de novo on record
stare decisis
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...

49. Shepard's Citations is used
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
to update the status of a particular statute
to update the status of a particular case
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

50. Presidential proclamations
correct citation of United States Code
components of a Federal Register citation
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)