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1. Law that establishes and defines the basic rights and duties that govern a society. It consists of constitutions - legislative enactments - common law - and certain executive actions.
separation of powers
court opinion
correct citation of a Constitutional article
substantive law

2. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
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.
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
correct citation of a Constitutional article

3. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
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
headnote or syllabus

4. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
incorrect case citation
legal encyclopedias
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.

5. Digests
separation of powers
incorrect legal dictionary citation
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
slip opinion

6. Statutory law
United States District Courts case reporters
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
slip opinion
Federal rules and procedures are...

7. Compiled by topic
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.
United States Code is
These represent secondary authority
components of Statutes at Large citation

8. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
components of a Federal Register citation
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Statutes at Large is
precedent

9. What federal session laws are codified and published in
United States Code (U.S.C.)
An annotation is
correct legal encyclopedia citation
Statutes at Large is

10. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
de novo on record

11. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
see generally
_____________ is an official publication
parallel citation

12. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
United States Code is
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal

13. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
codified
court opinion
incorrect United States Code citation
dissenting opinion

14. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
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.
correct citation of Statutes at Large
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...

15. Federal Rules Decisions
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
C.J.S uses...
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in

16. 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
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
sequence of citations
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

17. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
de novo
United States District Courts case reporters
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)

18. An explanatory note
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
An annotation is
restatements of law
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

19. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
components of a standard case citation
incorrect citation of a law review article
Federal rules and procedures are...
Executive orders are...

20. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
United States Code is
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Statutes at Large is
star paging

21. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
U.S. Law Week
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
The record of a court case includes

22. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
most correct definition of star paging
indexes typically
headnote or syllabus
U.S. Law Week

23. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
correct citation of a Constitutional article
caption
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
restatements of law

24. 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
components of United States Code citation
de novo on record
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
common law

25. The West key number system
C.J.S uses...
holding
statement of facts
U.S. Supreme court case reporters

26. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
correct legal encyclopedia citation
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
holding
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

27. The Federal Reporter
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
correct citation of United States Code
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...

28. 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.
constitutional law
opinion
bill
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)

29. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
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.
F.R.D. contains...
incorrect legal dictionary citation
components of a legal encyclopedia citation

30. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
Federal session laws may be found in...
statutory law
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
unofficial publication of law

31. 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
sequence of citations
components of a standard case citation
slip opinion
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation

32. The process used to synthesize legal principles from all prior cases with similar facts and similar issues of law to arrive at a decision in a specific case
headnote or syllabus
see - e.g.
stare decisis
sequence of citations

33. What federal session laws are published in
components of United States Code citation
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
correct legal encyclopedia citation
key number system

34. Shepard's Citators
the signal infra
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
key number system

35. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
United States Reports is cited as
procedural law
per curiam opinion
correct citation of a Constitutional article

36. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
correct citation of Statutes at Large
dissenting opinion
correct Federal Register citation
components of a legal encyclopedia citation

37. Summarize statute topics
to update the status of a particular case
precedent
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...

38. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
separation of powers
see - e.g.
Federal session laws may be found in...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...

39. F.Supp
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
correct legal encyclopedia citation

40. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
legal dictionaries
United States Reports is cited as
caption

41. United States Reports
statutory law
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Executive orders are...

42. Case law
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
memorandum opinion

43. American Digest System
slip opinion
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
star paging
correct Federal Register citation

44. 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
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.
components of a Federal Register citation
components of law review citation
procedural law

45. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
bill
parallel citation
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)

46. Explanation of the subject
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
common law
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...

47. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
see generally
restatements of law
West Publishing Company (West)
substantive law

48. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
memorandum opinion
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
dicta

49. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
en banc
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
correct A.L.R. citation
TARP method

50. State and federal
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...