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LS204 Legal Research and Writing

Unit 5 Quiz   

Question 1          Written material kept in a pull-apart binder and concerning a single topic is called:

Question options:

A) Looseleaf service

B) Treatise

C) Encyclopedia

D) Digests

Question 2          A collection of alphabetically arranged topics is called a:

Question options:

A) Treatise

B) Digest

C) Headnote

D) Law Reports

Question 3          When congress declares a law no longer in effect, it does the following to that law:

Question options:

A) Repeal

B) Amend

C) Remand

D) Trash

Question 4          Identify the citation component in bold :

Kane v. Garcia Espitia, 546 U.S. 9 (2005).

Question options:

A) Parties

B) Law Report

C) Page Number

D) Volume Number

Question 5The basis upon which a lawsuit may be brought to the court is called:

Question options:

A) Precedent

B) Cause of action

C) Pleading

D) Affirmative defense

Question 6          Editorial enhancement added to the front material of a case is called :

Question options:

A) Headnote

B) Footnote

C) Citation

D) Digest

Question 7The correct citation form of a legal dictionary reference is the following:

Question options:

A) Black’s Law Dictionary 600 (9th ed. 2009)

B) 600 Black’s Law Dictionary 9th ed. (2009)

C) 9th ed. Black’s Law Dictionary 600 (2009)

D) Black’s Law Dictionary, 9th ed.  2009 at 600

Question 8Which of the following is the better issue statement:

Question options:

A) Was John negligent?

B) Was the spectator negligently injured?

C) Was John negligent when he carelessly tossed a wooden bat into the crowd injuring a spectator?

D) Was the spectator injured by John’s negligence?

Question 9          The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution are called:

Question options:

A) Preamble

B) Articles

C) Bill of Rights

D) U.S. Code

Question 10        An article written by a law student is most likely to be published in which publication:

Question options:

A) Treatise

B) Hornbook

C) Law review

D) Periodical

Question 11        Which secondary source is represented in this citation?

4 Am. Jur. 2d Appearance § 2

Question options:

A) Legal Encyclopedia

B) Law Review or Law Journal

C) American Law Report

D) Restatement

E) Digest

Question 12        The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, as set forth in the:

Question options:

A) Preamble

B) Bill of Rights

C) Supremacy clause

D) Stare decisis

Question 13        A justice who disagrees with the majority result and opinion may choose to write a:

Question options:

A) Dissent

B) Affirmation

C) Concurring opinion

D) Remanding opinion

Question 14        A trial brief contains the following:

Question options:

A) Facts, rules, issues, and analysis

B) Facts, rules, and conclusion

C) Facts, issues, and argument

D) Legal law and argument

Question 15        The official publication of U.S. Supreme Court cases is contained in:

Question options:

A) The Lawyers’ Edition

B) The Supreme Court Reporter

C) The Federal Reporter

D) United States Reports

Question 16        The area of law dealing with prosecution and defense of crimes is:

Question options:

A) Civil

B) Criminal

C) Transactions

D) Property

Question 17        Am. Jur. Is a type of which legal publication:

Question options:

A) Legal dictionary

B) Legal encyclopedia

C) Periodical

D) Law review

Question 18                       

The power of a court to hear cases and render judgments is:

Question options:

A) Estoppel

B) Statute of limitations

C) Jurisdiction

D) Authority

Question 19        A case name should be:

Question options:

A) Italicized or underlined

B) Bold and underlined

C) Italicized and bolded

D) Italicized only

Question 20        The framework for the establishment of the federal government is:

Question options:

A) Statutory law

B) U.S. Constitution

C) State constitution

D) Local ordinances

Question 21        The American Digest System covers annotations to which of the following:

Question options:

A) Regional cases only

B) Supreme Court cases only

C) All federal cases

D) All state and federal cases

Question 22        When researching, you should separate facts into all of the following categories except:

Question options:

A) Relevant

B) Legally unimportant

C) Explanatory

D) Unknown

Question 23        A multivolume set of books that act as a detailed topic index to reporters is called:

Question options:

A) Looseleaf service

B) Treatise

C) Encyclopedia

D) Digests

Question 24        Law that is drafted and approved by the federal and state legislatures is called:

Question options:

A) Statutory law

B) Case law

C) Constitutional law

D) Administrative law

Question 25        Administrative rules and regulations are printed in:

Question options:

A) U.S. Code

B) Statutes at Large

C) Federal ter

D) Bill of Rights

Question 26        This section of a good case brief combines or synthesizes what is included in the facts, issues and rules:

Question options:

A) Analysis

B) Holding

C) Synthesis

D) Argument

Question 27        The newest subscription-based research platform is:

Question options:

A) Lexis

B) Westlaw

C) Bloomberg Law

D) Bloomingdale

Question 28        When the meaning of a particular code section is in dispute, courts look to:

Question options:

A) Executive mandate

B) Legislative intent

C) Witness testimony

D) Positive law

Question 29The best resource to determine legislative intent is:

Question options:

A) Supremacy clause

B) Stare decisis

C) Legislative history

D) American history

Question 30        To analyze a statute, it should be broken down into its:

Question options:

A) Elements

B) Aspects

C) Pieces

D) Subparts

Question 31        A good issue statement contains the relevant facts and a:

Question options:

A) Legal conclusion

B) Legal question

C) Legal analysis

D) Legal term

Question 32        The American Bar Journal is an example of which type of secondary source:

Question options:

A) Treatise

B) Hornbook

C) Law review

D) Periodical

Question 33        When different entities have jurisdiction, both courts have:

Question options:

A) Concurrent jurisdiction

B) Constructive jurisdiction

C) Cooperative jurisdiction

D) Competing jurisdiction

Question 34A written request that the Supreme Court hear an appeal is:

Question options:

A) Petition for writ of habeas corpus

B) Petition for writ of mandate

C) Petition for writ of certiorari

D) Motion for appeal

Question 35        The federal government has what kind of power over the fifty states:

Question options:

A) Controlling

B) Supreme

C) Limited

D) Exclusive

Question 36        The following are all categories of facts except:

Question options:

A) Explanatory

B) Legally unimportant

C) Relevant

D) Legally significant

Question 37        When an appellate court returns a case to the lower court to reach a different decision, it issues this decision:

Question options:

A) Affirm

B) Reverse

C) Remand

D) Redo

Question 38        A good case brief includes all of the law cited by the court in which section:

Question options:

A) Rules

B) Facts

C) Issues

D) Analysis

Question 39 Binding authority is also referred to as:

Question options:

A) Persuasive authority

B) Precedential authority

C) Presidential authority

D) Mandatory authority

Question 40        Which of the following contains the court’s conclusion:

Question options:

A) Dissent

B) Rationale

C) Analysis

D) Holding

Question 41        Publication of laws of state legislatures are called:

Question options:

A) Session laws

B) Statutes at large

C) Ordinances

D) Pocket parts

Question 42        Before analyzing your client’s facts, it is important for a legal assistant to do what:

Question options:

A) Outline

B) Legal research

C) Characterize the facts

D) Prepare a chronology

Question 43        How many justices typically hear and decide an issue on appeal to an appeal to an appellant?

Question options:

A) 1

B) 3

C) 6

D) 9

Question 44        To find a treatise on a particular subject, the library has the following resource:

Question options:

A) Cushion

B) Catalogue

C) Cacophony

D) Catalyst

Question 45        When a government assumes sole authority to regulate, all other regulations or laws are:

Question options:

A) Vetoed

B) Perfected

C) Codified

D) Preempted

Question 46                       

A decision of an earlier court for similar cases or similar legal questions is called:

Question options:

A) Published case

B) Pleading

C) Precedent

D) Cause of action

Question 47                       

All federal laws go through the following procedural steps except:

Question options:

A) Vote by legislators

B) Executive action

C) Judicial action

D) Bill introduced

Question 48        The U.S. Constitution contains each of the following provisions except:

Question options:

A) Amendments

B) Preamble

C) Index

D) Articles

Question 49        A new legal assistant in a litigation firm might use this type of secondary source for help in drafting her initial complaint:

Question options:

A) Transaction forms

B) Hornbook

C) Law review

D) Forms of Pleading and Practice

Question 50        A pocket part is the way publications:

Question options:

A) Supercede existing authority

B) Supplement existing authority

C) Advertise new services

D) Make any corrections to the text