Deck 6: Citators

Question 1

Consulting a citator

A) is unnecessary
B) must be done systematically
C) is a necessary part of legal research
D) b and c
E) a, b, and c

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The citator available on Westlaw is

A) Headnote
B) Corpus Juris
C) KeyCite
D) Shepard's
E) Case Finder

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The legal researcher consults a citator to

A) determine whether and where the authority found has been cited in any other source
B) discover whether an authority is still good law
C) locate more recent authority dealing with the same legal principle
D) b and c
E) a, b, and c

Answer 3

E

Question 4

The following is true about Shepard's :

A) Shepardizing may be done in print volumes of Shepard's
B) Shepardizing may be done on LexisNexis
C) a and b
D) neither of the above

Question 5

A case found in a reporter would not be good law:

A) if it is more than seven years old
B) if it was reversed on appeal
C) if it was overruled
D) b and c
E) a, b, and c