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1. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
correct citation of Statutes at Large
advance sheets
key number system
2. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
opinion
incorrect legal dictionary citation
memorandum opinion
3. The Federal Reporter
West Publishing Company (West)
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
4. Infra
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5. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
_____________ is an official publication
elements of a reported case
slip opinion
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
6. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
dicta
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.
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
7. 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
concurring opinion
separation of powers
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
8. Secondary authority
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
9. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
de novo on record
correct citation of United States Code
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
United States Code (U.S.C.)
10. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
on the record
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
en banc
11. 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
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
Supreme Court Reporter
the signal infra
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
12. 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.
substantive law
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
components of United States Code citation
majority opinion
13. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
correct standard case citation
United States District Courts case reporters
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
14. 1. volume number of encyclopedia 2. abbreviated name of encyclopedia 3. title of article (underscored or in italics) 4. section symbol and section number within the article; 5. specific page within section; and 6. date of publication
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.
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
rationale
15. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
correct standard case citation
correct citation of a Constitutional article
correct Federal Register citation
digests typically
16. A proposed legislative measure
per curiam opinion
bill
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
17. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
restatements of law
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
18. 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
decision
components of law review citation
stare decisis
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
19. Products of West Legal Studies
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
sequence of citations
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
20. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
United States District Courts case reporters
dicta
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
21. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
correct citation of a Constitutional article
Executive orders are...
concurring opinion
correct legal encyclopedia citation
22. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
headnote or syllabus
per curiam opinion
star paging
restatements of law
23. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
U.S. Law Week
separation of powers
opinion
incorrect United States Code citation
24. Reported selectively
incorrect United States Code citation
concurring opinion
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
25. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
en banc
components of United States Code citation
26. The West key number system
on the record
statutory law
C.J.S uses...
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
27. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
common law
incorrect citation of a law review article
to update the status of a particular statute
en banc
28. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
de novo on record
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.
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
opinion
29. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
30. 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
memorandum opinion
F.R.D. contains...
components of a standard case citation
parallel citation
31. Presidential proclamations
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
United States Reports
advance sheets
32. Published by Lawyers Co-op
incorrect United States Code citation
court opinion
separation of powers
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
33. Explanation of the subject
F.R.D. contains...
holding
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
34. 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'
de novo
F.R.D. contains...
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
on the record
35. 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
the signal infra
components of a standard case citation
contra
dissenting opinion
36. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
official publication of law
F.R.D. contains...
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
dissenting opinion
37. United States Reports
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
components of a standard case citation
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
_____________ is an official publication
38. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
most correct definition of star paging
_____________ is an official publication
39. Precedent
primary authority
parallel citation
Statutes are published as session laws...
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
40. A syllabus of the court
sequence of citations
An annotation is
U.S. Reports contains
de novo on record
41. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
court opinion
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
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.
annotations
42. Compiled by topic
legal dictionaries
advance sheets
United States Code is
opinion
43. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
separation of powers
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
official publication of law
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
44. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
majority opinion
incorrect United States Code citation
dicta
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
45. Secondary authority that is leading annotated law reporter published by Lawyers Co-op. Distinguishing feature not the cases that it reports - but the extensive editorial commentary that follows each reported case
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
American Law Reports
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
46. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
legal dictionaries
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
The record of a court case includes
47. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
United States Code (U.S.C.)
legal encyclopedias
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
incorrect legal dictionary citation
48. Primary authority
United States Code (U.S.C.)
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
components of law review citation
legal dictionaries
49. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
correct Federal Register citation
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
50. What federal session laws are codified and published in
sequence of citations
correct A.L.R. citation
United States Code (U.S.C.)
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...