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1. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
separation of powers
statutory law
dicta

2. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
de novo
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)

3. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
incorrect case citation
slip opinion

4. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
statement of facts
slip law
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
legal encyclopedias

5. United States Reports
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Supreme Court Reporter
components of United States Code citation
to update the status of a particular statute

6. Legal encyclopedia published by West
correct A.L.R. citation
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.
advance sheets
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)

7. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
court decision
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
constitutional law

8. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
components of United States Code citation
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
rationale

9. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
procedural law
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
official publication of law
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...

10. Decennial Digest
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
components of United States Code citation
United States Reports is cited as
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...

11. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
C.J.S uses...
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
star paging
American Law Reports

12. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
Federal rules and procedures are...
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
holding

13. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
holding
dicta
most correct definition of star paging

14. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
caption
United States Code (U.S.C.)
common law
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.

15. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
on the record
correct A.L.R. citation
A Decennial Digest is part of the..

16. Summarized statute topics
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
indexes typically
An annotation is
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in

17. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
American Law Reports
rationale
common law
secondary authority

18. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
court opinion
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
correct standard case citation
correct citation of Statutes at Large

19. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
opinion
correct citation of a Constitutional article
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Federal rules and procedures are...

20. Seven
Federal rules and procedures are...
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
National Reporter System
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as

21. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
American Law Reports
procedural law
restatements of law
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)

22. 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
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
de novo on record
U.S. Supreme court case reporters

23. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
date of decision
United States Code (U.S.C.)
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
annotations

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

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25. The cited authority states a proposition that is different from the proposition stated by the writer - but the proposition stated in the cited authority is sufficiently similar to lend support to the writer's proposition
cf.
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.
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
rationale

26. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
most correct definition of star paging
slip opinion
TARP method

27. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
Federal Rules of Evidence
most correct definition of star paging
incorrect United States Code citation
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

28. Shepard's Citations is used
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
to update the status of a particular case
legal dictionaries
incorrect case citation

29. Statutory law
Executive orders are...
advance sheets
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)

30. The appellate court reviews the record for prejudicial legal errors committed in the trial court but gives great deference to the findings of fact; factual findings are generally reversed only when they are 'arbitrary or capricious'
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
on the record
F.R.D. contains...
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

31. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
The record of a court case includes
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
opinion

32. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
components of a Federal Register citation
court opinion
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)

33. Shepard's Citators
components of Statutes at Large citation
Federal rules and procedures are...
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.

34. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
United States District Courts case reporters
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.
American Jurisprudence is a...
components of a standard case citation

35. As session laws
United States Code (U.S.C.)
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Supreme Court Reporter
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...

36. Result or disposition of the case
secondary authority
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
correct citation of Statutes at Large
decision

37. A proposed legislative measure
advance sheets
bill
Statutes are published as session laws...
treatise

38. What federal session laws are codified and published in
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
headnote or syllabus
United States Code (U.S.C.)

39. Statutory law
Federal rules and procedures are...
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...

40. Typical case reporter
components of Statutes at Large citation
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Federal session laws may be found in...
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment

41. Compiled chronologically
on the record
Statutes at Large is
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.

42. Summarize judicial opinions
incorrect case citation
digests typically
U.S. Reports contains
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as

43. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
elements of a reported case
unofficial publication of law
bill
most correct definition of star paging

44. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
to update the status of a particular statute
American Jurisprudence is a...
United States Reports
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.

45. A syllabus of the court
U.S. Reports contains
Federal rules and procedures are...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
to update the status of a particular case

46. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
components of Statutes at Large citation
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
components of United States Code citation
official publication of law

47. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
United States Reports
correct citation of United States Code
en banc
to update the status of a particular statute

48. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
legal encyclopedias
correct standard case citation
incorrect United States Code citation
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in

49. 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
cf.
dissenting opinion
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
components of Statutes at Large citation

50. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
components of and A.L.R. citation
key number system
United States Code (U.S.C.)