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1. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
U.S. Law Week
2. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
The record of a court case includes
incorrect citation of a law review article
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
majority opinion
3. Statutory law
Executive orders are...
bill
National Reporter System
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
4. 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
dissenting opinion
primary authority
codified
de novo on record
5. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
procedural law
components of law review citation
Executive orders are...
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
6. Digest topic
opinion
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
incorrect case citation
indexes typically
7. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
An unofficial publication is any publication
Federal session laws may be found in...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
on the record
8. Selected decisions
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
incorrect United States Code citation
9. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
legal dictionaries
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
10. 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
codified
star paging
components of United States Code citation
slip opinion
11. Supra
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12. United States Reports
components of Statutes at Large citation
per curiam opinion
contra
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
13. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
secondary authority
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
date of decision
14. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
primary authority
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
15. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
substantive law
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
incorrect legal dictionary citation
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
16. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
U.S. Law Week
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
17. 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
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
constitutional law
18. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
These represent secondary authority
cf.
United States Reports is cited as
elements of a reported case
19. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
common law
procedural law
holding
elements of a reported case
20. Legal document that carries the most weight and embodies the government's authority to exist and serves as an outline for the exercise of governmental powers.
advance sheets
components of a Federal Register citation
constitutional law
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
21. Encyclopedia
correct legal encyclopedia citation
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
American Jurisprudence is a...
22. United States Reports
_____________ is an official publication
decision
Statutes at Large is
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
23. 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
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
digests typically
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
24. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
correct citation of United States Code
U.S. Reports contains
indexes typically
sequence of citations
25. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
slip law
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
indexes typically
26. 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
majority opinion
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
legal encyclopedias
27. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
to update the status of a particular case
rationale
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
incorrect United States Code citation
28. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
C.J.S uses...
incorrect citation of a law review article
slip law
29. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
stare decisis
incorrect legal dictionary citation
headnote or syllabus
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
30. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
parallel citation
Shepard's Citations
31. A syllabus of the court
U.S. Reports contains
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
contra
de novo on record
32. The West key number system
headnote or syllabus
treatise
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
C.J.S uses...
33. Case law
digests typically
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
34. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
American Law Reports
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
correct legal encyclopedia citation
statement of facts
35. Published by West
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
United States Code (U.S.C.)
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
36. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
components of a Federal Register citation
These represent secondary authority
correct citation of Statutes at Large
37. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
components of United States Code citation
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
38. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
American Jurisprudence is a...
secondary authority
components of and A.L.R. citation
39. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
United States District Courts case reporters
incorrect legal dictionary citation
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
40. 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
components of United States Code citation
United States Code (U.S.C.)
dissenting opinion
to update the status of a particular case
41. American Digest System
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
holding
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
treatise
42. Statutory law
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
official publication of law
Federal rules and procedures are...
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
43. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
components of Statutes at Large citation
procedural law
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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
44. Summarize statute topics
An annotation is
components of and A.L.R. citation
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
45. Summarized statute topics
indexes typically
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
46. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
C.J.S uses...
incorrect legal dictionary citation
unofficial publication of law
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
47. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
session laws
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
slip law
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
48. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
correct citation of United States Code
slip opinion
dicta
49. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
key number system
An annotation is
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
50. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
procedural law
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
codified