Question 1

Looking to see how courts have dealt with the same or similar legal problems in the past is called:

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Precedent

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Court reporting

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Citation

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Weight of authority

Question 2

In United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549, 550 (1995), the number 514 represents:

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The volume of the reporter

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The first page that the case is found in the reporter

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The 514^th case reported in the reporter that year

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The pinpoint cite regarding the page the quote from the case is found on

Question 3

Administrative procedure Act of U.S. governs:

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Process by which federal agencies develop and issue regulations

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Procedures used or required of the Congress

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Procedures used or required of the president and Executive branch of the government

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Procedures used or required of the Courts

Question 4

LEXIS and Westlaw are:

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Unofficial reporters

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Primary reporters

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Government reporters

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Official reporters

Question 5

The Blue Book, considered to be the leading source of legal citations is published by:

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Harvard

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Yale

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The American Bar Association

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The Federal Government

Question 6

Legal citations, regarding a case, alerts a reader to:

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The origins of the case being cited

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The nature of case being cited

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None of the above

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The opinion of judges handling the case

Question 7

Citing to two different reporters is:

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Parallel Citation

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Unofficial Citation

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Equal Citation

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Official Citation

Question 8

Difference between Published and unpublished decision is:

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Published is put in a reporter and unpublished has not yet been put in a reporter

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Published is allowed to be published and unpublished is not allowed to be published

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Published is already in print and unpublished can never be printed

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There is no difference between published and unpublished

Question 9

Unscramble the word "Pontinip tioncita"

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Pinpoint Citation

Question 10

For unpublished decision you have to provide what details:

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Full date (Month/date/year) of decision

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Name of Judges

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Name of the Circuit

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Place of the Court

Question 11

Can you cite to a headnote in a case?

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No

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Yes

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Maybe

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Not sure

Question 12

What is reducing name of case during subsequent references in a footnote called?

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Short Form

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Footnote form

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Case form

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Long Form

Question 13

In citation 7 F.3d 324 F. stands for:

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Federal Reporter

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Federal Report

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Federal Government

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Federation

Question 14

Citation 286 Ill. 2d 1 (1996) is a case belonging to Illinois Appellate Court

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false

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true

Question 15

Federal Appendix (abbreviated "F. App'x") published by Thomson are unpublished decisions:

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true

Answer

false

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