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1. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
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.
key number system
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.

2. 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
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
court decision
en banc
majority opinion

3. What federal session laws are codified and published in
separation of powers
United States Code (U.S.C.)
the signal infra
precedent

4. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
common law
to update the status of a particular statute
codified
Supreme Court Reporter

5. 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
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
These represent secondary authority
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

6. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
caption
dicta
elements of a reported case
United States Code is

7. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
components of and A.L.R. citation
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
legal dictionaries
F.R.D. contains...

8. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
incorrect legal dictionary citation
correct citation of Statutes at Large

9. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
An unofficial publication is any publication
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
United States Reports is cited as

10. Published by West
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
key number system
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)

11. Presidential proclamations
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
de novo on record
American Jurisprudence is a...

12. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
correct citation of United States Code
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
U.S. Supreme court case reporters

13. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
correct citation of a Constitutional article
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
opinion

14. At the close of each legislative term
Statutes are published as session laws...
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
procedural law
court opinion

15. Products of West Legal Studies
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)

16. F.Supp
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Shepard's Citations
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
correct A.L.R. citation

17. Explanation of the subject
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
Statutes at Large (Stat.)

18. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
An unofficial publication is any publication
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
opinion

19. Shepard's Citators
primary authority
advance sheets
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
Federal session laws may be found in...

20. 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
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
components of a standard case citation
common law
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

21. What federal session laws are published in
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
de novo
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)

22. Primary authority
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
on the record

23. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
memorandum opinion
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
bill

24. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
holding
star paging
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
A.L.R. is filled with...

25. 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.
constitutional law
parallel citation
correct citation of a Constitutional article
court opinion

26. Name of the appellant
correct Federal Register citation
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
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.

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)
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
unofficial publication of law
memorandum opinion
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...

28. Seven
decision
digests typically
substantive law
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.

29. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
incorrect United States Code citation
components of Statutes at Large citation
substantive law
statement of facts

30. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
holding
parallel citation

31. Digests
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

32. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
West Publishing Company (West)
concurring opinion
Supreme Court Reporter

33. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
incorrect case citation
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
annotations
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...

34. State and federal
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
court decision
correct law review citation

35. Compiled by topic
United States Code is
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
de novo
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)

36. 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
codified
precedent
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.
annotations

37. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
restatements of law
The record of a court case includes
holding
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

38. Extensive selected annotations
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
A.L.R. is filled with...
correct citation of Statutes at Large
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

39. Precedent
digests typically
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
A.L.R. is filled with...
concurring opinion

40. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
correct legal encyclopedia citation
headnote or syllabus
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.

41. Federal Cases
statement of facts
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
American Law Reports

42. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
correct legal encyclopedia citation
United States District Courts case reporters
American Jurisprudence is a...

43. The Federal Reporter
National Reporter System
slip opinion
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
correct citation of a Constitutional article

44. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
United States Reports
concurring opinion
headnote or syllabus

45. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
United States District Courts case reporters
separation of powers
_____________ is an official publication

46. 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
on the record
components of United States Code citation
Statutes at Large is
United States Supreme Court Bulletin

47. Federal Rules Decisions
decision
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.
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in

48. Statutory law
National Reporter System
official publication of law
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Federal rules and procedures are...

49. 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
annotations
TARP method
statement of facts
stare decisis

50. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
common law
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
incorrect legal dictionary citation
Federal session laws may be found in...