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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. As session laws
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
United States Reports is cited as
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
2. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
restatements of law
official publication of law
correct standard case citation
3. Published by West
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
correct legal encyclopedia citation
Federal session laws may be found in...
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
4. The Federal Reporter
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
de novo on record
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
5. 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
National Reporter System
de novo on record
F.R.D. contains...
Federal session laws may be found in...
6. Statutory law
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
Executive orders are...
United States Code (U.S.C.)
7. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
holding
American Jurisprudence is a...
rationale
8. Statutes at Large
substantive law
components of law review citation
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
9. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
common law
de novo
legal encyclopedias
statutory law
10. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
11. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
U.S. Law Week
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
on the record
rationale
12. Primary authority
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
to update the status of a particular case
unofficial publication of law
13. 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.
cf.
unofficial publication of law
secondary authority
components of Statutes at Large citation
14. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
digests typically
American Jurisprudence is a...
primary authority
15. Digest topic
de novo on record
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
American Law Reports
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
16. Federal Rules Decisions
sequence of citations
components of a standard case citation
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
American Law Reports
17. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
on the record
unofficial publication of law
correct A.L.R. citation
incorrect case citation
18. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
correct citation of Statutes at Large
correct citation of a Constitutional article
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
unofficial publication of law
19. Products of West Legal Studies
United States Reports
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
An unofficial publication is any publication
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
20. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
United States Reports is cited as
slip law
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
21. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
American Jurisprudence is a...
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.
stare decisis
statutory law
22. 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
United States Reports is cited as
correct law review citation
cf.
primary authority
23. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
the signal infra
West Publishing Company (West)
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
24. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
correct citation of a Constitutional article
Statutes at Large is
United States Reports
25. 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
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
U.S. Reports contains
contra
26. An explanatory note
United States Code (U.S.C.)
on the record
An annotation is
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
27. 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)
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
unofficial publication of law
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
Supreme Court Reporter
28. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
see generally
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
correct legal encyclopedia citation
Statutes at Large is
29. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
indexes typically
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
30. S.Ct.
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
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 standard case 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
31. A proposed legislative measure
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
bill
These represent secondary authority
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.
32. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
cf.
en banc
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
National Reporter System
33. Summarize judicial opinions
digests typically
elements of a reported case
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
dissenting opinion
34. Summarize statute topics
concurring opinion
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
memorandum opinion
35. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
star paging
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
36. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
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 a Constitutional amendment
Statutes are published as session laws...
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
37. 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
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
digests typically
annotations
majority opinion
38. Encyclopedia
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
American Law Reports
to update the status of a particular case
American Jurisprudence is a...
39. At the close of each legislative term
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
U.S. Law Week
separation of powers
Statutes are published as session laws...
40. 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.
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
substantive law
stare decisis
41. 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
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
unofficial publication of law
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
42. 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
C.J.S uses...
majority opinion
stare decisis
United States District Courts case reporters
43. Case law
components of a Federal Register citation
treatise
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
44. Explanation of the subject
United States Reports is cited as
Statutes are published as session laws...
official publication of law
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
45. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
memorandum opinion
advance sheets
TARP method
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
46. 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
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
The record of a court case includes
most correct definition of star paging
components of a standard case citation
47. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
United States District Courts case reporters
correct standard case citation
48. State and federal
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
49. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
correct law review citation
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
key number system
headnote or syllabus
50. Result or disposition of the case
components of United States Code citation
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
decision
Statutes are published as session laws...