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Test your basic knowledge |

Legal Research

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Digest topic






2. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge






3. Statutes at Large






4. Compiled by topic






5. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia






6. American Digest System






7. Summarized statute topics






8. Reported selectively






9. Govern the types of evidence that are admissible in criminal and civil trials and - in some situations - the manner in which the evidence can be presented during trial






10. 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






11. A prior case within a particular jurisdiction that has 1. facts and legal issues substantially similar to the facts of the case before the court and 2. it was decided by a majority decision of a higher court of that jurisdiction and 3. the case was r






12. Encyclopedia






13. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent






14. 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






15. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime






16. Secondary authority






17. Summarize statute topics






18. 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.






19. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d


20. Official publication






21. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)






22. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op






23. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision






24. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all






25. At the close of each legislative term






26. 1. full name of author; 2. the word 'Annotation'; 3. title of annotation (underscored or in italics); 4. volume number of A.L.R. series 5. abbreviation for Annotated Law Reports 6. page number where the annotation begins; 7. year of publication






27. Digests






28. S.Ct.






29. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia






30. 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






31. 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.






32. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).






33. Statutory law






34. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.


35. Anew - from the beginning - the case is tried in the appellate court as if it had not been tried previously - and witness are allowed to testify.






36. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta






37. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






38. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






39. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).






40. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court






41. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum






42. 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.






43. 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






44. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures






45. Federal Cases






46. Name of the appellant






47. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West






48. 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.






49. Restatement (of law)






50. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified






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