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1. At the close of each legislative term
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
Statutes are published as session laws...
incorrect case citation

2. Compiled chronologically
statement of facts
Statutes at Large is
rationale
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.

3. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
de novo
correct standard case citation
These represent secondary authority
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment

4. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
National Reporter System
parallel citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in

5. Digest topic
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Federal Rules of Evidence

6. An index
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
per curiam opinion
de novo
digests typically

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

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8. Digests
correct citation of Statutes at Large
to update the status of a particular case
correct legal encyclopedia citation
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

9. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
components of a Federal Register citation
to update the status of a particular case
TARP method
dicta

10. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
caption
see generally
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)

11. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
correct legal encyclopedia citation
annotations
TARP method
most correct definition of star paging

12. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
United States Reports
common law
decision

13. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
United States Code (U.S.C.)
session laws
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

14. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
slip 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
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)

15. 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)
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
unofficial publication of law
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition

16. 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
the signal infra
unofficial publication of law
caption

17. Encyclopedia
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
procedural law
stare decisis
American Jurisprudence is a...

18. A syllabus of the court
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
U.S. Reports contains
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...

19. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
Executive orders are...
see generally
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.

20. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
statutory 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
official publication of law

21. Published by West
components of a standard case citation
TARP method
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)

22. As session laws
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
legal encyclopedias
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...

23. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Federal rules and procedures are...
bill
components of a Federal Register citation

24. Compilations of cases and historical matter dealing with various aspects of a code of statute - which contain short summaries of other cases - both for and against
Federal Rules of Evidence
sequence of citations
annotations
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.

25. Federal Cases
indexes typically
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)

26. Presidential proclamations
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
correct Federal Register citation
U.S. Reports contains

27. 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.
Supreme Court Reporter
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.
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
components of Statutes at Large citation

28. Typical case reporter
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
annotations
components of a standard case citation
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.

29. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
correct Federal Register citation
most correct definition of star paging

30. What federal session laws are codified and published in
United States Code (U.S.C.)
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
incorrect United States Code citation

31. Summarized statute topics
incorrect legal dictionary citation
per curiam opinion
procedural law
indexes typically

32. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
see - e.g.
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
key number system

33. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
These represent secondary authority
en banc
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)

34. 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
dissenting opinion
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
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.

35. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
memorandum opinion
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
court opinion
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.

36. Result or disposition of the case
separation of powers
correct standard case citation
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
decision

37. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
dissenting opinion
parallel citation
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)

38. An explanatory note
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
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
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
An annotation is

39. Supra

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40. United States Reports
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
Executive orders are...
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...

41. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
West Publishing Company (West)
components of a Federal Register citation
TARP method
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...

42. Federal Rules Decisions
de novo
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
United States Reports is cited as

43. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
en banc
An annotation is
majority opinion
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation

44. 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.
National Reporter System
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)

45. Summarize judicial opinions
components of a standard case citation
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
on the record
digests typically

46. Statutory law
Federal rules and procedures are...
headnote or syllabus
secondary authority
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.

47. 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
components of United States Code citation
to update the status of a particular statute
treatise
key number system

48. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
de novo on record
incorrect citation of a law review article
rationale

49. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
correct citation of a Constitutional article
correct A.L.R. citation
most correct definition of star paging
separation of powers

50. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
see - e.g.
correct law review citation
holding
A Decennial Digest is part of the..