Deck 5: Primary Sources: Constitutions, Statutes, Court Rules, and Administrative Law

Question 1

The following rules govern litigation procedure in federal trial courts:

A) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence
B) Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
C) Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
D) a and b
E) a, b, and c

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The United States Constitution and the state constitutions are similar because

A) they set forth fundamental principles of governance
B) they are rarely subject to interpretation by the courts
C) the legal researcher can consult annotated versions of the constitutions to determine how the constitutions have been interpreted
D) a and c.
E) a, b, and c

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The following are primary authority.

A) constitutions and statutes
B) court rules and administrative regulations
C) case law
D) a and c
E) a, b, and c

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Administrative regulations are

A) promulgated by administrative agencies
B) published chronologically in the Federal Register
C) codified in the Code of Federal Regulations
D) b and c
E) a, b, and c

Question 5

Statutes

A) first appear as slip laws
B) are published as session laws (organized chronologically)
C) are published in codes (organized by subject matter)
D) b and c
E) a, b, and c