Question 1

Which of the following is a correct citation to Rule 802 of the Federal Rules of Evidence?

Accepted Answer

A) Fed. R. Evid. 802. 
B) F.R.Evid. 802. 
C) Fed. R. Evid. R. 802. 
D) Fed. R. Evid. 802 (2012). 
A) Fed. R. Evid. 802. 
B) F.R.Evid. 802. 
C) Fed. R. Evid. R. 802. 
D) Fed. R. Evid. 802 (2012).

Question 2

Citation signals are used as a shorthand method for indicating how the cited material supports or relates to the proposition stated in the text. If the signal "See" is used, the cited material __________________________________?

Accepted Answer

A) Directly supports the proposition or indicates the source of a quote. 
B) Is contrary to the proposition in the text. 
C) Generally supports, but does not directly support the proposition. 
D) Is one of several authorities that support the proposition in the text. 
A) Directly supports the proposition or indicates the source of a quote. 
B) Is contrary to the proposition in the text. 
C) Generally supports, but does not directly support the proposition. 
D) Is one of several authorities that support the proposition in the text.

Question 3

Do state legislatures collect and publish their enactments as session laws?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes, in most states. 
B) Yes, but only in a small number of states. 
C) Yes, in most states, but only selected slip laws are published. 
D) No. 
A) Yes, in most states. 
B) Yes, but only in a small number of states. 
C) Yes, in most states, but only selected slip laws are published. 
D) No.

Question 4

Which of the following is a correct citation to an opinion issued in 2011 by the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, in the case of AIRFX.com and Marc Lurie v. AirFX LLC, which has not been published but is available on LexisNexis under Lexis No. 121772, if cited in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief?

Accepted Answer

A) AIRFX.com & Lurie v. AirFX LLC, 2011 LEXIS 121772 (D. Ariz. 2011). 
B) AIRFX.com v. AirFX LLC, 2011 LEXIS 121772 (D. Ariz. Oct. 20, 2011). 
C) AIRFX.com v. AirFX LLC, LEXIS 121772 (D. Ariz. Oct. 20, 2011). 
D) AIRFX.com v. AirFX LLC, 2011 LEXIS Doc. No. 121772 (D. Ariz. Oct. 20, 2011). 
A) AIRFX.com & Lurie v. AirFX LLC, 2011 LEXIS 121772 (D. Ariz. 2011). 
B) AIRFX.com v. AirFX LLC, 2011 LEXIS 121772 (D. Ariz. Oct. 20, 2011). 
C) AIRFX.com v. AirFX LLC, LEXIS 121772 (D. Ariz. Oct. 20, 2011). 
D) AIRFX.com v. AirFX LLC, 2011 LEXIS Doc. No. 121772 (D. Ariz. Oct. 20, 2011).

Question 5

Which of the following correctly cites the fourth clause of the Fifth Amendment (on the deprivation of property without compensation) of the U.S. Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A) U.S. Const. amend. V, cl. 4. 
B) U.S. Const. amend. V, clause 4. 
C) U.S. Const. art. V, cl. 4. 
A) U.S. Const. amend. V, cl. 4. 
B) U.S. Const. amend. V, clause 4. 
C) U.S. Const. art. V, cl. 4.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the regional reporters in the National Reporter System?

Accepted Answer

A) Atlantic Reporter. 
B) Pacific Reporter. 
C) Midwestern Reporter. 
D) North Eastern Reporter. 
E) Great Lakes Reporter.
F)Southern Reporter.
G)North Western Reporter. 
A) Atlantic Reporter. 
B) Pacific Reporter. 
C) Midwestern Reporter. 
D) North Eastern Reporter. 
E) Great Lakes Reporter.
F)Southern Reporter.
G)North Western Reporter.

Question 7

The Emergency Nurses Association publishes a newsletter, and in one issue, the newsletter includes an article on an increase in death resulting from motorcycle accidents and advocating a helmet law. A copy of the newsletter is also posted on the Association's website. Your employer wants to cite the article. Can the citation include a parallel citation to the copy posted on the Association's website?

Accepted Answer

A) No, because the newsletter is available in printed format. 
B) No, because the website posting may not be permanent. 
C) Yes, because the parallel citation will substantially improve access. 
D) Yes, because "available at" can always be used to introduce an Internet source. 
A) No, because the newsletter is available in printed format. 
B) No, because the website posting may not be permanent. 
C) Yes, because the parallel citation will substantially improve access. 
D) Yes, because "available at" can always be used to introduce an Internet source.

Question 8

The decisions of United States district courts have been reported in the Federal Supplement since _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) 1880. 
B) 1924. 
C) 1932. 
D) 1951. 
A) 1880. 
B) 1924. 
C) 1932. 
D) 1951.

Question 9

The term "Shepardizing" is sometimes used to refer to _____________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) The general process of gathering case law on a given topic or issue to determine if the cases are on point in the client's case. 
B) The general process of checking subsequent case law to locate judicial refinements to the interpretation of statutory law. 
C) The general process of gathering case law on a given topic or issue to determine if the facts are analogous to the client's case. 
D) The general process of checking subsequent case law to determine if a given case is still good law. 
A) The general process of gathering case law on a given topic or issue to determine if the cases are on point in the client's case. 
B) The general process of checking subsequent case law to locate judicial refinements to the interpretation of statutory law. 
C) The general process of gathering case law on a given topic or issue to determine if the facts are analogous to the client's case. 
D) The general process of checking subsequent case law to determine if a given case is still good law.

Question 10

Annotations in American Law Reports can be found using the _________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) A.L.R. Index to Topics. 
B) A.L.R. Topic Guide. 
C) A.L.R. Digest. 
D) A.L.R. Quick Index. 
A) A.L.R. Index to Topics. 
B) A.L.R. Topic Guide. 
C) A.L.R. Digest. 
D) A.L.R. Quick Index.

Question 11

Which of the following is a correct citation to section (b) of Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure?

Accepted Answer

A) F.R.C.P. Rule 12(b). 
B) F.R.C.P. 12(b). 
C) Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b). 
D) Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b) (2012). 
A) F.R.C.P. Rule 12(b). 
B) F.R.C.P. 12(b). 
C) Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b). 
D) Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b) (2012).

Question 12

Which of the following is a correct citation to the regulation of a Federal Communications Commission supplemental notice on a proposed regulation, with a pinpoint citation to page 69,376 found on page 69,374 of Volume 75 (2010) of the Federal Register?

Accepted Answer

A) 75 Fed. Reg. 69,374 (2010). 
B) 75 Fed. Reg. 69,374, 69,376 (2010). 
C) 75 Federal Register 69,374, 69,376 (2010). 
D) 75 Fed. Reg. at 69,376 (2010). 
A) 75 Fed. Reg. 69,374 (2010). 
B) 75 Fed. Reg. 69,374, 69,376 (2010). 
C) 75 Federal Register 69,374, 69,376 (2010). 
D) 75 Fed. Reg. at 69,376 (2010).

Question 13

For purposes of legal research, the court's decision is ____________________, and the court's opinion is ___________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) The court's ruling and disposition of the case; the court's explanation of its decision, including the holding, the rationale, and dicta. 
B) The court's ruling and disposition of the case; the court's interpretation of the law or legal rule that applies in the case. 
C) The court's explanation of its decision, including the holding, the rationale, and dicta; the court's statement of the facts of the case. 
D) The court's explanation of its decision, including the holding, the rationale, and dicta; the court's ruling and disposition of the case. 
A) The court's ruling and disposition of the case; the court's explanation of its decision, including the holding, the rationale, and dicta. 
B) The court's ruling and disposition of the case; the court's interpretation of the law or legal rule that applies in the case. 
C) The court's explanation of its decision, including the holding, the rationale, and dicta; the court's statement of the facts of the case. 
D) The court's explanation of its decision, including the holding, the rationale, and dicta; the court's ruling and disposition of the case.

Question 14

The term "substantive law" refers to _____________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) Legal rules that define basic rights and duties that provide social order. 
B) Theories of law, such as positivism, from which legal rules are drawn. 
C) Rules that govern how laws are enforced. 
D) Judge-made law. 
A) Legal rules that define basic rights and duties that provide social order. 
B) Theories of law, such as positivism, from which legal rules are drawn. 
C) Rules that govern how laws are enforced. 
D) Judge-made law.

Question 15

Generally, a citation to an out-of-state case in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief filed in an in-state court requires ________________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) A citation only to the regional reporter, with a parenthetical reference to the state or state appellate court that issued the opinion. 
B) A citation only to the regional reporter, with a parenthetical reference to the judge or justice who authored the opinion. 
C) A parallel citation to the regional reporter, with a parenthetical reference to the state appellate court that issued the opinion. 
D) The state court docket number. 
A) A citation only to the regional reporter, with a parenthetical reference to the state or state appellate court that issued the opinion. 
B) A citation only to the regional reporter, with a parenthetical reference to the judge or justice who authored the opinion. 
C) A parallel citation to the regional reporter, with a parenthetical reference to the state appellate court that issued the opinion. 
D) The state court docket number.

Question 16

What is the name of the specialty reporter devoted to publishing decisions of federal courts regarding the rules of civil and criminal procedure?

Accepted Answer

A) Federal Procedural Decisions. 
B) Federal Rules Decisions. 
C) Federal Rules of Procedure. 
D) U.S. Rules Decisions. 
A) Federal Procedural Decisions. 
B) Federal Rules Decisions. 
C) Federal Rules of Procedure. 
D) U.S. Rules Decisions.

Question 17

Which of the following is a correct short form citation for page 925 of Mercer v. Davis & Berryman Int'l, Inc., 834 F.2d 922 (1987), if (1) used in the citation immediately following the full citation and (2) cited in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief?

Accepted Answer

A) Mercer, 834 F.2d at 922. 
B) Id., at 925. 
C) Id., 834 F.2d at 925. 
D) Mercer, 834 F.2d at 922 (1987). 
A) Mercer, 834 F.2d at 922. 
B) Id., at 925. 
C) Id., 834 F.2d at 925. 
D) Mercer, 834 F.2d at 922 (1987).

Question 18

Which of the following is a correct short form citation for page 925 of Mercer v. Davis & Berryman Int'l, Inc., 834 F.2d 922 (1987), when cited in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief?

Accepted Answer

A) Mercer v. Davis & Berryman Int'l, Inc., 834 F.2d 922, 925 (1987). 
B) Mercer, 834 F.2d at 925 (1987). 
C) Mercer, 834 F.2d at 925. 
D) Mercer, at 922. 
A) Mercer v. Davis & Berryman Int'l, Inc., 834 F.2d 922, 925 (1987). 
B) Mercer, 834 F.2d at 925 (1987). 
C) Mercer, 834 F.2d at 925. 
D) Mercer, at 922.

Question 19

For purposes of understanding case law, a dissenting opinion is an _______________________.

Accepted Answer

A) Opinion issued by a majority of dissenting state supreme courts. 
B) Opinion that disagrees with the majority opinion and is issued by one or more judges on an appellate panel. 
C) Opinion that disagrees with the majority opinion and is issued by the jurors hearing an appellate case. 
D) Opinion issued by all judges on a court of appeals who disagree with an opinion. 
A) Opinion issued by a majority of dissenting state supreme courts. 
B) Opinion that disagrees with the majority opinion and is issued by one or more judges on an appellate panel. 
C) Opinion that disagrees with the majority opinion and is issued by the jurors hearing an appellate case. 
D) Opinion issued by all judges on a court of appeals who disagree with an opinion.

Question 20

Which of the following is a correct citation to the regulation of the Federal Communications Commission regarding petitions for review found in Section 1.106, Title 47 of the 2010 Code of Federal Regulations?

Accepted Answer

A) 47 C.F.R. § 1.106 (2010) (petitions for review). 
B) C.F.R. § 47-1.106 (2010). 
C) 47 C.F.R. § 1.106. 
D) 47 C.F.R. § 1.106 (2010). 
A) 47 C.F.R. § 1.106 (2010) (petitions for review). 
B) C.F.R. § 47-1.106 (2010). 
C) 47 C.F.R. § 1.106. 
D) 47 C.F.R. § 1.106 (2010).

Which of the following is a correct citation to Rule 802 of the Federal Rules of Evidence?

Citation signals are used as a shorthand method for indicating how the cited material supports or relates to the proposition stated in the text. If the signal "See" is used, the cited material __________________________________?

Do state legislatures collect and publish their enactments as session laws?

Which of the following correctly cites the fourth clause of the Fifth Amendment (on the deprivation of property without compensation) of the U.S. Constitution?

Which of the following is NOT one of the regional reporters in the National Reporter System?

The decisions of United States district courts have been reported in the Federal Supplement since _________________.

The term "Shepardizing" is sometimes used to refer to _____________________________.

Annotations in American Law Reports can be found using the _________________________________.

Which of the following is a correct citation to section (b) of Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure?

Which of the following is a correct citation to the regulation of a Federal Communications Commission supplemental notice on a proposed regulation, with a pinpoint citation to page 69,376 found on page 69,374 of Volume 75 (2010) of the Federal Register?

For purposes of legal research, the court's decision is , and the court's opinion is _______.

The term "substantive law" refers to _____________________________.

Generally, a citation to an out-of-state case in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief filed in an in-state court requires ________________________________________.

What is the name of the specialty reporter devoted to publishing decisions of federal courts regarding the rules of civil and criminal procedure?

Which of the following is a correct short form citation for page 925 of Mercer v. Davis & Berryman Int'l, Inc., 834 F.2d 922 (1987), if (1) used in the citation immediately following the full citation and (2) cited in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief?

Which of the following is a correct short form citation for page 925 of Mercer v. Davis & Berryman Int'l, Inc., 834 F.2d 922 (1987), when cited in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief?

For purposes of understanding case law, a dissenting opinion is an _______________________.

Which of the following is a correct citation to the regulation of the Federal Communications Commission regarding petitions for review found in Section 1.106, Title 47 of the 2010 Code of Federal Regulations?

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Which of the following is a correct citation to Rule 802 of the Federal Rules of Evidence?

Citation signals are used as a shorthand method for indicating how the cited material supports or relates to the proposition stated in the text. If the signal "See" is used, the cited material __________________________________?

Do state legislatures collect and publish their enactments as session laws?

Which of the following correctly cites the fourth clause of the Fifth Amendment (on the deprivation of property without compensation) of the U.S. Constitution?

Which of the following is NOT one of the regional reporters in the National Reporter System?

The decisions of United States district courts have been reported in the Federal Supplement since _________________.

The term "Shepardizing" is sometimes used to refer to _____________________________.

Annotations in American Law Reports can be found using the _________________________________.

Which of the following is a correct citation to section (b) of Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure?

Which of the following is a correct citation to the regulation of a Federal Communications Commission supplemental notice on a proposed regulation, with a pinpoint citation to page 69,376 found on page 69,374 of Volume 75 (2010) of the Federal Register?

For purposes of legal research, the court's decision is ____________________, and the court's opinion is ___________________________.

The term "substantive law" refers to _____________________________.

Generally, a citation to an out-of-state case in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief filed in an in-state court requires ________________________________________.

What is the name of the specialty reporter devoted to publishing decisions of federal courts regarding the rules of civil and criminal procedure?

Which of the following is a correct short form citation for page 925 of Mercer v. Davis & Berryman Int'l, Inc., 834 F.2d 922 (1987), if (1) used in the citation immediately following the full citation and (2) cited in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief?

Which of the following is a correct short form citation for page 925 of Mercer v. Davis & Berryman Int'l, Inc., 834 F.2d 922 (1987), when cited in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief?

For purposes of understanding case law, a dissenting opinion is an _______________________.

Which of the following is a correct citation to the regulation of the Federal Communications Commission regarding petitions for review found in Section 1.106, Title 47 of the 2010 Code of Federal Regulations?

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For purposes of legal research, the court's decision is , and the court's opinion is _______.