Exam 8: Research

Under The Bluebook, if an Internet source is available in both HTML format and a format that preserves the pagination of the original printed work (such as a PDF file), which of the two should be cited?

The term "procedural law" refers to _____________________________.

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

In a state that requires parallel citation of in-state cases, which of the following correctly cites to the 1996 Pennsylvania Supreme Court case of Thomas J. Hileman v. The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company, found in Pennsylvania State Reports Vol. 546, page 433, and Atlantic, 2d, Vol. 685, page 994, if cited in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief?

You are employed by an attorney in Indiana. She asks you to find Indiana state cases involving a manufacturer's liability for rollover accidents involving three-wheeled ATVs. Which of the following Boolean searches would be most useful in locating these cases?

Secondary law is ___________________.

The objective of legal research is to ________________________.

Which of the following correctly cites the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment (subjecting the states to the requirements of due process) of the U.S. Constitution?

The two most prominent legal encyclopedias are _________________________________.

Can a digest be cited as a legal authority?

Which of the following correctly uses an explanatory phrase for subsequent case history when used in a pleading, motion, or case brief?

Under The Bluebook, a parallel citation to an Internet source may be used ______________________________________________________.

Legal publishers create digests for ____________________.

Does a codification incorporate all session laws enacted in all sessions?

Under The Bluebook, the word "District" when used in a case name is abbreviated as ________________.

Which of the following uses correct citation format for a citation to the definition of headnote on page 305 of Ballantine's Law Dictionary, Third Edition (1994) if cited in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief?

The research tools included with compilations of statutory law and constitutions include _______________________ and _____________________.

The rules for citation of legal authorities that must be mastered for the Certified Paralegal examination are compiled in _________________________________________.

Legal encyclopedias and American Law Reports are _________________________________.

The American Law Reports series that covers federal cases is called _________________________________.