Question 1

At the local level, statutory law is referred to as __________________.

Accepted Answer

A) Legislation. 
B) City law. 
C) Ordinances. 
D) Municipal law. 
A) Legislation. 
B) City law. 
C) Ordinances. 
D) Municipal law.

Question 2

Online legal databases, such as LexisNexis and WestLawNext, allow searches of case law by _____________, ____________, and ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) Citation; topic; word searches. 
B) Word and phrase index; topic; citation. 
C) Citation; topic; descriptive word index. 
D) Citation, descriptive word index; word and phrase index. 
A) Citation; topic; word searches. 
B) Word and phrase index; topic; citation. 
C) Citation; topic; descriptive word index. 
D) Citation, descriptive word index; word and phrase index.

Question 3

The Code of Federal Regulations ________________________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) Is an unofficial and annotated compilation of the rules and regulations of all federal administrative agencies. 
B) Publishes, in chronological order, the rules and regulations of federal administrative agencies. 
C) Is an official codification of the rules and regulations of federal administrative agencies. 
D) None of the above. 
A) Is an unofficial and annotated compilation of the rules and regulations of all federal administrative agencies. 
B) Publishes, in chronological order, the rules and regulations of federal administrative agencies. 
C) Is an official codification of the rules and regulations of federal administrative agencies. 
D) None of the above.

Question 4

You are employed by an attorney in California. He asks you to find cases under California law involving the validity of a warranty deed that was properly signed by the grantor and notarized, but used an incorrect spelling of the grantee's name. Which of the following Boolean searches would be most useful in locating these cases?

Accepted Answer

A) Limiting the search to California state cases: (valid! /2 deed) & (grantee & ((improper! or incorrect!) /2 (name or identif!))). 
B) Limiting the search to California state cases: (grantee & ((improper! or incorrect!) /2 (name or identif!))). 
C) Limiting the search to California state and federal cases: (valid! /2 deed) & (grantee & ((improper! or incorrect!) /2 (name or identif!))). 
D) Limiting the search to California state and federal cases: (valid! /2 deed) & ((improper! or incorrect!) /2 (name or identif!)). 
A) Limiting the search to California state cases: (valid! /2 deed) & (grantee & ((improper! or incorrect!) /2 (name or identif!))). 
B) Limiting the search to California state cases: (grantee & ((improper! or incorrect!) /2 (name or identif!))). 
C) Limiting the search to California state and federal cases: (valid! /2 deed) & (grantee & ((improper! or incorrect!) /2 (name or identif!))). 
D) Limiting the search to California state and federal cases: (valid! /2 deed) & ((improper! or incorrect!) /2 (name or identif!)).

Question 5

Which of the following is a correct citation to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure?

Accepted Answer

A) Fed. R. App. P. 41(a) (2011). 
B) Fed. R. App. P. 41(a). 
C) Fed. R. App. P. Rule 41(a). 
D) Fed. R. App. P. R. 41(a). 
A) Fed. R. App. P. 41(a) (2011). 
B) Fed. R. App. P. 41(a). 
C) Fed. R. App. P. Rule 41(a). 
D) Fed. R. App. P. R. 41(a).

Question 6

The following citation to a state court case includes only the year of the judicial opinion and contains no information about the court that issued the opinion. To a person experienced in Bluebook citation, what does that say about the court that issued the opinion?
Hileman v. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie R.R. Co., 546 Pa. 433, 685 A.2d 994 (1996).

Accepted Answer

A) That the opinion was issued by the highest court in that state jurisdiction. 
B) That the opinion was issued by a lower appellate or trial court in that state jurisdiction. 
C) That the opinion was issued per curiam. 
D) It means nothing because the additional information about the court is optional. 
A) That the opinion was issued by the highest court in that state jurisdiction. 
B) That the opinion was issued by a lower appellate or trial court in that state jurisdiction. 
C) That the opinion was issued per curiam. 
D) It means nothing because the additional information about the court is optional.

Question 7

Under The Bluebook, a direct citation to an Internet source may be used ____________________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) If the source is available on the Internet. 
B) If the source does not exist in printed format or on a commercial database. 
C) If the source is available in a printed format, but prohibitively expensive to own. 
D) If the source is a reliable secondary source that is available online without charge. 
A) If the source is available on the Internet. 
B) If the source does not exist in printed format or on a commercial database. 
C) If the source is available in a printed format, but prohibitively expensive to own. 
D) If the source is a reliable secondary source that is available online without charge.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a type of "legal authority"?

Accepted Answer

A) Procedural law. 
B) Editorial opinion. 
C) Statutory law. 
D) Administrative rules. 
A) Procedural law. 
B) Editorial opinion. 
C) Statutory law. 
D) Administrative rules.

Question 9

At the end of a legislative session, the laws enacted by a legislature are collected in chronological order and published. The enactments that are collected and published are called ___________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) Session laws. 
B) Codified law. 
C) The enactments of the session. 
D) Slip laws. 
A) Session laws. 
B) Codified law. 
C) The enactments of the session. 
D) Slip laws.

Question 10

Which of the following uses a correct citation format for Title 26, Section 501(c)(3) with an explanatory parenthetical phrase?

Accepted Answer

A) 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) (Internal Revenue Act of 1986). 
B) 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) (authorizing tax-exemption for non-profit organizations). 
C) 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) (2011) (Internal Revenue Code). 
D) 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) (2011) (authorizing tax-exemption for non-profit organizations). 
A) 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) (Internal Revenue Act of 1986). 
B) 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) (authorizing tax-exemption for non-profit organizations). 
C) 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) (2011) (Internal Revenue Code). 
D) 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) (2011) (authorizing tax-exemption for non-profit organizations).

Question 11

Which of the following is the correct abbreviation of the North Eastern Reporter for use in a case citation?

Accepted Answer

A) N.E. 
B) N. E. 
C) Nor. East. 
D) N. E. 2d 
A) N.E. 
B) N. E. 
C) Nor. East. 
D) N. E. 2d

Question 12

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, e.g.," is used, the cited material __________________________________?

Accepted Answer

A) Generally supports, but does not directly support the proposition. 
B) Is contrary to the proposition in the text. 
C) Is the only authority that directly supports the proposition in the text. 
D) Is one of several authorities that clearly support the proposition in the text. 
A) Generally supports, but does not directly support the proposition. 
B) Is contrary to the proposition in the text. 
C) Is the only authority that directly supports the proposition in the text. 
D) Is one of several authorities that clearly support the proposition in the text.

Question 13

The elements or parts of a reported case include, among other things, ______________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) The caption, the citation, and the opening brief. 
B) The discussion, the opinion, and the holding. 
C) The holding, the responding brief, and the caption. 
D) The caption, the headnotes, and the holding. 
E) The citation, the date of the decision, and the closing argument.
F)The opinion, the statement of facts, and the disposition of the case.
G)The headnotes, the explanation, and the caption.
H)The holding, the headnotes, and the factual context. 
A) The caption, the citation, and the opening brief. 
B) The discussion, the opinion, and the holding. 
C) The holding, the responding brief, and the caption. 
D) The caption, the headnotes, and the holding. 
E) The citation, the date of the decision, and the closing argument.
F)The opinion, the statement of facts, and the disposition of the case.
G)The headnotes, the explanation, and the caption.
H)The holding, the headnotes, and the factual context.

Question 14

Which of the following is the correct abbreviation of the Pacific Reporter, Third Series for use in a case citation?

Accepted Answer

A) Pac. 3d 
B) P. 3d 
C) P.3d 
D) Pac.3d 
A) Pac. 3d 
B) P. 3d 
C) P.3d 
D) Pac.3d

Question 15

Unless a local or state rule provides otherwise, a citation to a state-court case in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief filed in a court in the same state as the case cited requires ________________________________________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

An annotation provides a(n) __________________________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) List of treatises and law review articles that cite or refer to a statute. 
B) List of cases that cite or refer to a statute. 
C) Legally binding interpretation of a statute. 
D) Explanation or commentary that supplements a source of law. 
A) List of treatises and law review articles that cite or refer to a statute. 
B) List of cases that cite or refer to a statute. 
C) Legally binding interpretation of a statute. 
D) Explanation or commentary that supplements a source of law.

Question 17

Two basic approaches to finding the law are ________________________ and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A) The topic method; the case method. 
B) The topic method; the digest system method. 
C) The digest system method; the case method. 
D) The case method; the analytical method. 
A) The topic method; the case method. 
B) The topic method; the digest system method. 
C) The digest system method; the case method. 
D) The case method; the analytical method.

Question 18

The computerized version of Shepard's Citations is available on _____________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) WestLawNext. 
B) LexisNexis. 
C) Public Library of the Law. 
D) Shepard's Online. 
A) WestLawNext. 
B) LexisNexis. 
C) Public Library of the Law. 
D) Shepard's Online.

Question 19

Shepard's Citations refers to _____________________.

Accepted Answer

A) A formal system for the citation of legal authorities in pleadings, motions, and law review articles. 
B) Legal citators that list every case in a jurisdiction and show every subsequent case that has cited the listed case. 
C) Legal citators that list every case in a case reporter, show every subsequent case that has cited the listed case, and provide the treatment of the cited case by the citing case. 
D) An index that cross-references the headnotes in the digests of different case reporter series. 
A) A formal system for the citation of legal authorities in pleadings, motions, and law review articles. 
B) Legal citators that list every case in a jurisdiction and show every subsequent case that has cited the listed case. 
C) Legal citators that list every case in a case reporter, show every subsequent case that has cited the listed case, and provide the treatment of the cited case by the citing case. 
D) An index that cross-references the headnotes in the digests of different case reporter series.

Question 20

Which of the following is the correct abbreviation of the Federal Supplement, Second Series for use in a case citation?

Accepted Answer

A) Fed. Suppl., 2d 
B) F. Supp. 
C) F. Supp. 2d 
D) F. Suppl. 2d 
A) Fed. Suppl., 2d 
B) F. Supp. 
C) F. Supp. 2d 
D) F. Suppl. 2d

At the local level, statutory law is referred to as __________________.

Online legal databases, such as LexisNexis and WestLawNext, allow searches of case law by _, , and __.

The Code of Federal Regulations ________________________________________________.

Which of the following is a correct citation to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure?

Under The Bluebook, a direct citation to an Internet source may be used ____________________________________________.

Which of the following is NOT a type of "legal authority"?

At the end of a legislative session, the laws enacted by a legislature are collected in chronological order and published. The enactments that are collected and published are called ___________________________.

Which of the following uses a correct citation format for Title 26, Section 501(c)(3) with an explanatory parenthetical phrase?

Which of the following is the correct abbreviation of the North Eastern Reporter for use in a case citation?

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, e.g.," is used, the cited material __________________________________?

The elements or parts of a reported case include, among other things, ______________________________.

Which of the following is the correct abbreviation of the Pacific Reporter, Third Series for use in a case citation?

Unless a local or state rule provides otherwise, a citation to a state-court case in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief filed in a court in the same state as the case cited requires ________________________________________.

An annotation provides a(n) __________________________________________________.

Two basic approaches to finding the law are ____ and .

The computerized version of Shepard's Citations is available on _____________________________.

Shepard's Citations refers to _____________________.

Which of the following is the correct abbreviation of the Federal Supplement, Second Series for use in a case citation?

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At the local level, statutory law is referred to as __________________.

Online legal databases, such as LexisNexis and WestLawNext, allow searches of case law by _____________, ____________, and ______________.

The Code of Federal Regulations ________________________________________________.

Which of the following is a correct citation to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure?

Under The Bluebook, a direct citation to an Internet source may be used ____________________________________________.

Which of the following is NOT a type of "legal authority"?

At the end of a legislative session, the laws enacted by a legislature are collected in chronological order and published. The enactments that are collected and published are called ___________________________.

Which of the following uses a correct citation format for Title 26, Section 501(c)(3) with an explanatory parenthetical phrase?

Which of the following is the correct abbreviation of the North Eastern Reporter for use in a case citation?

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, e.g.," is used, the cited material __________________________________?

The elements or parts of a reported case include, among other things, ______________________________.

Which of the following is the correct abbreviation of the Pacific Reporter, Third Series for use in a case citation?

Unless a local or state rule provides otherwise, a citation to a state-court case in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief filed in a court in the same state as the case cited requires ________________________________________.

An annotation provides a(n) __________________________________________________.

Two basic approaches to finding the law are ________________________ and ____________________.

The computerized version of Shepard's Citations is available on _____________________________.

Shepard's Citations refers to _____________________.

Which of the following is the correct abbreviation of the Federal Supplement, Second Series for use in a case citation?

Communication

Ethics

Judgement

Legal System

Language and Legal Research

Filters

Online legal databases, such as LexisNexis and WestLawNext, allow searches of case law by _, , and __.

Two basic approaches to finding the law are ____ and .