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1. Name of the appellant
statement of facts
Statutes at Large 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.
incorrect United States Code citation
2. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
components of a standard case citation
3. Statutory law
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
Executive orders are...
4. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
court decision
de novo
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
5. F.Supp
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
United States Code (U.S.C.)
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
stare decisis
6. The date upon which the decision was rendered
date of decision
United States District Courts case reporters
concurring opinion
treatise
7. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
components of a standard case citation
precedent
most correct definition of star paging
secondary authority
8. Federal Cases
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Federal Rules of Evidence
9. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
precedent
correct legal encyclopedia citation
restatements of law
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
10. 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
precedent
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
court decision
11. U.S.
primary authority
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
United States Reports is cited as
memorandum opinion
12. 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
de novo on record
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
correct A.L.R. citation
13. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Supreme Court Reporter
official publication of law
14. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
secondary authority
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
15. 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.
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
de novo
components of a standard case citation
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
16. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
statutory law
treatise
The record of a court case includes
17. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
treatise
secondary authority
incorrect United States Code citation
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
18. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
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.
procedural law
treatise
19. Decennial Digest
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
parallel citation
United States Code (U.S.C.)
20. Statutory law
correct standard case citation
Federal rules and procedures are...
components of and A.L.R. citation
Federal Rules of Evidence
21. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
slip opinion
restatements of law
United States District Courts case reporters
22. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
United States Reports
opinion
legal encyclopedias
23. A syllabus of the court
Statutes are published as session laws...
U.S. Reports contains
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
United States Code is
24. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
primary authority
Supreme Court Reporter
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
de novo on record
25. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
en banc
correct A.L.R. citation
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
see - e.g.
26. Selected decisions
codified
dissenting opinion
statement of facts
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
27. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
United States Reports is cited as
key number system
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
statement of facts
28. 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
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
restatements of law
codified
legal dictionaries
29. As session laws
legal encyclopedias
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
30. A proposed legislative measure
bill
to update the status of a particular statute
stare decisis
common law
31. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
star paging
common law
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
32. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
slip law
precedent
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
F.R.D. contains...
33. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
correct citation of United States Code
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
A.L.R. is filled with...
Supreme Court Reporter
34. Explanation of the subject
indexes typically
incorrect legal dictionary citation
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
35. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
court decision
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
constitutional law
memorandum opinion
36. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
components of United States Code citation
components of and A.L.R. citation
incorrect legal dictionary citation
opinion
37. Secondary authority
slip opinion
caption
components of a Federal Register citation
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
38. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
official publication of law
incorrect United States Code citation
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
39. 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
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
TARP method
40. 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.
components of Statutes at Large citation
treatise
digests typically
United States Code (U.S.C.)
41. Presidential proclamations
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Federal session laws may be found in...
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
42. The Federal Reporter
correct A.L.R. citation
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
C.J.S uses...
components of and A.L.R. citation
43. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
star paging
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
components of and A.L.R. citation
44. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
contra
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
components of law review citation
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
45. Summarized statute topics
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
official publication of law
indexes typically
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
46. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
indexes typically
American Jurisprudence is a...
A.L.R. is filled with...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
47. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
statutory law
United States Code is
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
date of decision
48. Seven
correct Federal Register citation
correct standard case citation
slip law
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
49. At the close of each legislative term
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
precedent
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Statutes are published as session laws...
50. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
separation of powers
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
correct legal encyclopedia citation
_____________ is an official publication
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