Question 1

Briefing a case involves which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Summarizing in your notes the important facts and issues in the case, as well as the court's decision, or holding, and the reasoning used by the court 
B)  Preparing legal advice for your client 
C)  Making electronic copies of all documents involved in the case 
D)  Interviewing witnesses from cases on point 
A)  Summarizing in your notes the important facts and issues in the case, as well as the court's decision, or holding, and the reasoning used by the court 
B)  Preparing legal advice for your client 
C)  Making electronic copies of all documents involved in the case 
D)  Interviewing witnesses from cases on point A

Question 2

Which of the following are geographic areas of the National Reporter System?

Accepted Answer

A)  Atlantic 
B)  North Eastern 
C)  North Western 
D)  Southern 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  Atlantic 
B)  North Eastern 
C)  North Western 
D)  Southern 
E)  All of these choices are correct. E

Question 3

Dicta are

Accepted Answer

A)  dissenting opinions by justices who disagree with the majority. 
B)  concurring opinions by justices who agree with the majority for different reasons. 
C)  the court's statements that are not necessary to the court's decision. 
D)  rationales for the court's decision. 
A)  dissenting opinions by justices who disagree with the majority. 
B)  concurring opinions by justices who agree with the majority for different reasons. 
C)  the court's statements that are not necessary to the court's decision. 
D)  rationales for the court's decision. C

Question 4

To prepare for briefing a case you should first do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Read the case opinion quickly. 
B)  Read the case opinion carefully. 
C)  Read the holding. 
D)  Look for cases on point. 
A)  Read the case opinion quickly. 
B)  Read the case opinion carefully. 
C)  Read the holding. 
D)  Look for cases on point.

Question 5

A state legislature draws its authority from which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress 
B)  The U.S. Constitution 
C)  The U.S. Supreme Court 
D)  The state constitution 
A)  Congress 
B)  The U.S. Constitution 
C)  The U.S. Supreme Court 
D)  The state constitution

Question 6

A note near the beginning of a reported case summarizing the court's ruling on an issue of law is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  annotation. 
B)  key number. 
C)  headnote. 
D)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  annotation. 
B)  key number. 
C)  headnote. 
D)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 7

What are treatises and hornbooks, and how may they be of help to paralegals?

Accepted Answer

A treatise is a formal scholarly work by

Question 8

Both Corpus Juris Secundum and American Jurisprudence 2d

Accepted Answer

A)  are available online. 
B)  are not available online. 
C)  are rarely updated. 
D)  cannot be cited in cases of first impression. 
E)  are available online and are rarely updated. 
A)  are available online. 
B)  are not available online. 
C)  are rarely updated. 
D)  cannot be cited in cases of first impression. 
E)  are available online and are rarely updated.

Question 9

There are________ parts to a standard citation for a court decision.

Accepted Answer

A)  five 
B)  seven 
C)  three 
D)  ten 
A)  five 
B)  seven 
C)  three 
D)  ten

Question 10

When performing legal research on case law, your goal should be to look for

Accepted Answer

A)  cases on point. 
B)  cases from the lowest court in your jurisdiction. 
C)  similar cases. 
D)  cases from the highest court in your jurisdiction. 
E)  cases on point and cases from the highest court in your jurisdiction. 
A)  cases on point. 
B)  cases from the lowest court in your jurisdiction. 
C)  similar cases. 
D)  cases from the highest court in your jurisdiction. 
E)  cases on point and cases from the highest court in your jurisdiction.

Question 11

Both Corpus Juris Secundum and American Jurisprudence 2d

Accepted Answer

A)  are available online. 
B)  contain over 100 volumes. 
C)  have detailed information on most areas of the law. 
D)  are legal encyclopedias. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  are available online. 
B)  contain over 100 volumes. 
C)  have detailed information on most areas of the law. 
D)  are legal encyclopedias. 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 12

Secondary sources of law include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Legal encyclopedias 
B)  Digests 
C)  American Law Reports series (A.L.R.s) 
D)  Legal encyclopedias and A.L.R.s 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  Legal encyclopedias 
B)  Digests 
C)  American Law Reports series (A.L.R.s) 
D)  Legal encyclopedias and A.L.R.s 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 13

Case law is sometimes called_____________ law because it is made by the judges in the state and federal court systems.

Accepted Answer

A)  court-made 
B)  judge-made 
C)  common 
D)  judge-made and common 
A)  court-made 
B)  judge-made 
C)  common 
D)  judge-made and common

Question 14

If an appellate court affirms a lower court's decision, it means that the

Accepted Answer

A)  appellate court did not agree with the decision. 
B)  appellate court agreed with the decision. 
C)  appellate court is undecided. 
D)  plaintiff won the case. 
A)  appellate court did not agree with the decision. 
B)  appellate court agreed with the decision. 
C)  appellate court is undecided. 
D)  plaintiff won the case.

Question 15

___________is an unofficial edition of Supreme Court opinions dating from the Court's term in October 1882.

Accepted Answer

A)  West's Supreme Court Reporter 
B)  West's Unofficial Supreme Decisions 
C)  Harvard Press's Supreme Court Reports (Unofficial) 
D)  None of these choices is correct. 
A)  West's Supreme Court Reporter 
B)  West's Unofficial Supreme Decisions 
C)  Harvard Press's Supreme Court Reports (Unofficial) 
D)  None of these choices is correct.

Question 16

Parallel citations are separated by a

Accepted Answer

A)  space. 
B)  semicolon. 
C)  period. 
D)  backslash. 
E)  None of these choices is correct. 
A)  space. 
B)  semicolon. 
C)  period. 
D)  backslash. 
E)  None of these choices is correct.

Question 17

Which of the following states has more than one official reporter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Illinois 
B)  Texas 
C)  New York 
D)  Alabama 
A)  Illinois 
B)  Texas 
C)  New York 
D)  Alabama

Question 18

The ______is the portion of the court's reasoning that is not essential to the case at hand and that is nonbinding. This portion includes comments used by the court to illustrate an example and statements concerning a rule of law that is not essential to the case at hand.

Accepted Answer

A)  court's conclusion 
B)  holding 
C)  dictum 
D)  None of these choices is correct. 
A)  court's conclusion 
B)  holding 
C)  dictum 
D)  None of these choices is correct.

Question 19

Which of the following is true of the docket number that appears in a published opinion?

Accepted Answer

A)  The docket number immediately follows the case title. 
B)  The docket number serves as an identifier for all papers filed in connection with a case. 
C)  A case published in a reporter should not be cited by its docket number. 
D)  The docket number immediately follows the case title, and a case published in a reporter should not be cited by its docket number. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  The docket number immediately follows the case title. 
B)  The docket number serves as an identifier for all papers filed in connection with a case. 
C)  A case published in a reporter should not be cited by its docket number. 
D)  The docket number immediately follows the case title, and a case published in a reporter should not be cited by its docket number. 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is not correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many states have eliminated their own official reporters in favor of West's National Reporter. 
B)  All states have their own official reporters. 
C)  New York has more than one official reporter. 
D)  California has more than one official reporter. 
A)  Many states have eliminated their own official reporters in favor of West's National Reporter. 
B)  All states have their own official reporters. 
C)  New York has more than one official reporter. 
D)  California has more than one official reporter.

Briefing a case involves which of the following?

Which of the following are geographic areas of the National Reporter System?

Dicta are

To prepare for briefing a case you should first do which of the following?

A state legislature draws its authority from which of the following?

A note near the beginning of a reported case summarizing the court's ruling on an issue of law is called a(n)

What are treatises and hornbooks, and how may they be of help to paralegals?

Both Corpus Juris Secundum and American Jurisprudence 2d

There are________ parts to a standard citation for a court decision.

When performing legal research on case law, your goal should be to look for

Both Corpus Juris Secundum and American Jurisprudence 2d

Secondary sources of law include which of the following?

Case law is sometimes called_____________ law because it is made by the judges in the state and federal court systems.

If an appellate court affirms a lower court's decision, it means that the

___________is an unofficial edition of Supreme Court opinions dating from the Court's term in October 1882.

Parallel citations are separated by a

Which of the following states has more than one official reporter?

The ______is the portion of the court's reasoning that is not essential to the case at hand and that is nonbinding. This portion includes comments used by the court to illustrate an example and statements concerning a rule of law that is not essential to the case at hand.

Which of the following is true of the docket number that appears in a published opinion?

Which of the following statements is not correct?

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Briefing a case involves which of the following?

Which of the following are geographic areas of the National Reporter System?

Dicta are

To prepare for briefing a case you should first do which of the following?

A state legislature draws its authority from which of the following?

A note near the beginning of a reported case summarizing the court's ruling on an issue of law is called a(n)

What are treatises and hornbooks, and how may they be of help to paralegals?

Both Corpus Juris Secundum and American Jurisprudence 2d

There are________ parts to a standard citation for a court decision.

When performing legal research on case law, your goal should be to look for

Both Corpus Juris Secundum and American Jurisprudence 2d

Secondary sources of law include which of the following?

Case law is sometimes called_____________ law because it is made by the judges in the state and federal court systems.

If an appellate court affirms a lower court's decision, it means that the

___________is an unofficial edition of Supreme Court opinions dating from the Court's term in October 1882.

Parallel citations are separated by a

Which of the following states has more than one official reporter?

The ______is the portion of the court's reasoning that is not essential to the case at hand and that is nonbinding. This portion includes comments used by the court to illustrate an example and statements concerning a rule of law that is not essential to the case at hand.

Which of the following is true of the docket number that appears in a published opinion?

Which of the following statements is not correct?

Todays Professional Paralegal

Career Opportunities

The Inner Workings of the Law Office

Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Sources of American Law

The Court System and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Online Legal Research

Legal Writing: Form and Substance

Civil Litigation: Before the Trial

Conducting Interviews and Investigations

Trial Procedures

Criminal Law and Procedures

Tort Law, Product Liability,

Contracts and Intellectual Property Law

Real Property and Insurance Law

Family Law and Estates

Business Organizations and Employment Law

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