Question 1

One of the most well-known legal dictionaries is _________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ballanlock's Law Dictionary.
B)  Black's Law Dictionary.
C)  The United States Law Dictionary.
D)  Blalock Law Dictionary. B

Question 2

A headnote is a(n) ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  A brief summary of a judicial opinion that is printed before the opinion in a case reporter.
B)  A brief summary of a point of law as discussed in a judicial opinion and printed before the opinion in a case reporter.
C)  A brief quote from a judicial opinion that discusses a point of law that is printed before the judicial opinion in a case reporter.
D)  A note, similar to a footnote, that is printed at the top of a page. B

Question 3

What is a legal encyclopedia?

Accepted Answer

A)  A primary source of law that provides background and explanatory information on state legal issues that can be relied upon by judges.
B)  A secondary source, organized by legal topics and issues, that serves as an index to case law by jurisdiction.
C)  A secondary source that provides background and explanatory information on legal topics.
D)  A secondary source that provides background and explanatory information on legal topics with references to case law and other legal authorities. D

Question 4

Which of the following is a correct citation format for a United States Supreme Court case if cited in a law-review article?

Accepted Answer

A)  Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe, 471 U.S. 759 (1985) .
B)  Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe, 471 U.S. 759, 105 S. Ct. 2399 (1985) .
C)  Montana et al. v. Blackfeet Tribe, 471 U.S. 759, 105 S.Ct. 2399 (1985) .
D)  Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe, 471 U.S. 759, 105 S. Ct. 2399, 85 L. Ed. 2d 753 (1985) .

Question 5

The following is a citation to an opinion published by a looseleaf service formatted for use in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief. What information is missing from the citation?
Marvin v. Monex Options Ltd., Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) ¶ 94,863 (S.D. Tex. Nov. 11, 1989).

Accepted Answer

A)  A parallel citation to a regional reporter.
B)  The phrase "[1989-1990 Transfer Binder]."
C)  The number "184" to indicate the volume number.
D)  No information is missing.

Question 6

The Restatements of Law are _________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Produced by the American Law Institute and provide state-by-state comparisons of the common law.
B)  Produced by state-court judges to help provide consistent and uniform state-court decisions.
C)  Produced by the American Law Institute and provide systematically organized sets of rules in major areas of law.
D)  None of the above.

Question 7

Which of the following is a correct citation format for a United States Supreme Court case if cited in a pleading, motion, or an appellate brief?

Accepted Answer

A)  Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe, 471 U.S. 759 (1985) 
B)  Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe, 471 U.S. 759, 105 S. Ct. 2399, 85 L. Ed. 2d 753 (1985) 
C)  Montana et al. v. Blackfeet Tribe, 471 U.S. 759, 105 S.Ct. 2399 (1985) 
D)  None of the above

Question 8

Digests are ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Compilations of the headnotes prepared for judicial opinions that are organized under an outline by topic and subtopic.
B)  Reference works containing short summaries of judicial opinions organized by the federal and state jurisdictions.
C)  Reference works containing short summaries of articles published in law reviews and bar journals.
D)  Compilations of the headnotes prepared for judicial opinions that are organized by the date of the judicial opinion.

Question 9

Headnotes are organized by topic in ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Law reports.
B)  Encyclopedias.
C)  Digests.
D)  Legal periodicals.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Opinion issued by a panel hearing an appeal in which all judges on the panel agreed with the decision and the reasoning for the decision.
B)  Opinion issued by an appellate panel that cured all procedural defects before issuing the opinion.
C)  Opinion issued by a panel hearing an appeal that does not identify the judge who authored the opinion.
D)  Opinion issued by one or more judges on an appellate panel that agrees with the decision reached by the majority, but disagrees with the reasoning of the majority.

Question 11

Which of the following is a correct citation to an opinion issued in 2008 by the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, in the case of Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. and David Goldfarb v. W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc., found in the Federal Supplement, 2d, Vol. 586, page 1083 if cited in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bard Peripheral v. Gore & Assocs., 586 F. Supp. 1083 (D. Ariz. 2008) .
B)  Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. v. W.L. Gore & Assocs., Inc., 586 F. Supp. 1083 (D. Ariz.) .
C)  Bard Peripheral Vascular v. W.L. Gore, F. Supp., Vol. 586, p. 1083 (D. Ariz. 2008) .
D)  Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. v. W.L. Gore & Assocs., Inc., 586 F. Supp. 1083 (D. Ariz. 2008) .

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  No abbreviation is used.
B)  Corp.
C)  Comp.
D)  Co.

Question 13

The reporter and current series for opinions of the United States courts of appeals is _______________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal Reporter.
B)  Federal Reporter, Second Series.
C)  Federal Reporter, Third Series.
D)  Federal Cases.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Atl.
B)  Atl. 2d
C)  A. 2d
D)  A.2d

Question 15

Which of the following uses correct citation format for an annotation in Corpus Juris Secundum, Vol. 87, Section 16 of Torts issued in 1999 if cited in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief?

Accepted Answer

A)  87 C.J.S. Torts § 16 (1999) .
B)  C.J.S., Vol. 87, Torts § 16 (1999) .
C)  C.J.S., Vol. 87, Torts § 16.
D)  87 C.J.S. § 16 (1999) .

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  No abbreviation is used.
B)  R.R.
C)  Rr'd (with no period) .
D)  Ry.

Question 17

What two states publish decisions of the lower courts in their state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Illinois and New York.
B)  California and New York.
C)  California and Illinois.
D)  New York and Pennsylvania.

Question 18

United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers' Edition is a(n) _______________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Official reporter for opinions of the United States Supreme Court.
B)  Case reporter that publishes opinions issued by the United States Supreme Court without annotations.
C)  Index by topic of all opinions issued by the United States Supreme Court, but does not publish the opinions.
D)  Case reporter that annotates and publishes all opinions of the United States Supreme Court.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Opinion issued by one or more judges on an appellate panel that agrees with the decision reached by the majority, but disagrees with the reasoning of the majority.
B)  Opinion issued by one or more judges on an appellate panel that disagrees with the decision reached by the majority, but agrees with the reasoning of the majority.
C)  Opinion issued by more than one-half of the judges hearing an appeal.
D)  Opinion issue by all judges on a court of appeals who agree with an opinion.

Question 20

Under The Bluebook, an Internet citation provides the Internet address (the "Uniform Resource Locator" or "URL"). The root URL, together with a parenthetical explanation describing the hyperlinks to the information or source, may be used ______________________________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  At the preference of the author.
B)  If the source cited is essential to the proposition stated in the text.
C)  If the URL is straightforward and relatively short.
D)  If the URL is long, unwieldy, or full of non-textual characters.

Exam 8: Research