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1. Decennial Digest
components of Statutes at Large citation
correct standard case citation
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation

2. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
United States District Courts case reporters
majority opinion
correct citation of United States Code
see - e.g.

3. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
advance sheets
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
rationale

4. What federal session laws are codified and published in
Shepard's Citations
United States Code (U.S.C.)
components of a standard case citation
court decision

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

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6. Summarized statute topics
constitutional law
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
indexes typically
correct law review citation

7. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
United States District Courts case reporters
American Law Reports
dicta
decision

8. An index
the signal infra
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
Statutes at Large is

9. 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
TARP method
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
legal dictionaries

10. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
official publication of law
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
U.S. Law Week
dicta

11. As session laws
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
United States Code (U.S.C.)
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...

12. 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.
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
contra
National Reporter System
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...

13. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
on the record
concurring opinion
components of a legal encyclopedia citation

14. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
components of United States Code citation
elements of a reported case
These represent secondary authority

15. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
slip law
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
correct standard case citation

16. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
These represent secondary authority
correct citation of United States Code
concurring opinion

17. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
most correct definition of star paging
caption
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
on the record

18. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
statement of facts
headnote or syllabus
stare decisis
official publication of law

19. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
parallel citation
incorrect legal dictionary citation
elements of a reported case
A Decennial Digest is part of the..

20. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
legal dictionaries
United States Reports
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
U.S. Supreme court case reporters

21. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
slip opinion

22. Products of West Legal Studies
see generally
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
Executive orders are...
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...

23. Result or disposition of the case
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
see - e.g.
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
decision

24. Selected decisions
de novo on record
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
components of law review citation
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.

25. Name of the appellant
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
United States Reports
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
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.

26. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
United States Reports
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
see generally
correct citation of a Constitutional article

27. Case law
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
components of United States Code citation
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
de novo on record

28. Typical case reporter
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
correct law review citation
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)

29. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
legal encyclopedias
rationale
U.S. Law Week

30. 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 reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
en banc
the signal infra

31. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
de novo on record
to update the status of a particular case
statement of facts
procedural law

32. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
The record of a court case includes
most correct definition of star paging
official publication of law
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)

33. Published by Lawyers Co-op
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
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

34. American Digest System
caption
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)

35. The West key number system
legal dictionaries
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
C.J.S uses...

36. 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.
TARP method
treatise
de novo
Statutes at Large (Stat.)

37. Anew on the record - the appellate court must base its decision on the record (no new testimony can be received) but may reach an independent factual finding if the facts from the trial court are 'clearly erroneous' based on the record as a whole
bill
elements of a reported case
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
de novo on record

38. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
F.R.D. contains...
concurring opinion
components of a Federal Register citation

39. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
correct standard case citation
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

40. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
statement of facts
constitutional law
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
incorrect United States Code citation

41. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
decision
secondary authority
American Jurisprudence is a...
United States Code is

42. 1. number of the Code title 2. abbreviation for the United States Code 3. section symbol - followed by the number of the Code section; and 4. date of the Code volume in which the most recent version of the section can be found
decision
U.S. Reports contains
components of United States Code citation
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...

43. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
Statutes are published as session laws...
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
court decision
correct legal encyclopedia citation

44. 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
National Reporter System
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
components of a standard case citation

45. The Federal Reporter
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
rationale
F.R.D. contains...
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...

46. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
correct law review citation

47. Presidential proclamations
_____________ is an official publication
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
on the record

48. Legal encyclopedia published by West
slip law
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
U.S. Law Week

49. Seven
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
session laws
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
legal dictionaries

50. 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
en banc
Federal Rules of Evidence
codified
components of Statutes at Large citation