Question 1

The case and statutory law of a particular state are known as

Accepted Answer

A)   primary authority
B)   statutes
C)   codes
D)   secondary authority A

Question 2

The American legal system creates laws in two ways: the common law method and the _____ law method.

Accepted Answer

statutory

Question 3

Legal articles written by legal experts and law students are gathered in law _____.

Accepted Answer

reviews

Question 4

Each state has a set of reporters that contain judicial _____ gathered in chronological order.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Each state has a set of reporters...

Question 5

Once a case is overturned, it is removed from the reporters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A short description of a case or statute is called a/an

Accepted Answer

A)   annotation
B)   code
C)   legal citation
D)   legal citation or an annotation
E)   None of these choices is correct.

Question 7

A particular state's case and statutory law are known as secondary authority within that state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

To follow the doctrine of stare decisis is to follow precedent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the _____ method of teaching the law, a professor leads a classroom discussion by asking students about cases they have read.

Accepted Answer

A)   Socratic
B)   Aristotlean
C)   Platonic
D)   Sophoclean
E)   None of these choices is correct.

Question 10

There is only one casebook for every state, and it only includes that state's judicial opinions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Examples of computer-assisted legal research (CALR) resources include

Accepted Answer

A)   WESTLAW and Lexis-Nexis
B)   WESTLAW but not Lexis-Nexis
C)   supplemental pocket parts
D)   Lexis-Nexis but not WESTLAW
E)   WESTLAW and supplemental pocket parts

Question 12

Law that is created within a state's elected bodies and Congress is called statutory law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Common law is

Accepted Answer

A)   judge-made law
B)   law that is commonly used in daily life, such as driving laws
C)   law that was established in early American life
D)   the same as Constitutional law

Question 14

Supplemental pocket parts and advance sheets are recent additions and changes to the state codes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When a judge has determined that present law does not adequately apply to a case before the court, the judge may create law by deciding the case in a way that has not previously been done. This process is called common law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The steps in case briefing include

Accepted Answer

A)   All of these choices are correct.
B)   determining the key facts
C)   reading the case carefully
D)   finding the bottom-line legal issues
E)   determining the holding

Question 17

A legal memorandum should only include statutes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A judge's decision is called a holding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If a lawyer loses a case on the trial level, he or she is guaranteed an appeal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A case brief has five parts: the citation, the summary of the facts, the issues, the court's reasoning, and the _____ of the case.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A case brief has five parts: the...

Exam 2: Legal Research and Writing

The case and statutory law of a particular state are known as

The American legal system creates laws in two ways: the common law method and the _____ law method.

Legal articles written by legal experts and law students are gathered in law _____.

Each state has a set of reporters that contain judicial _____ gathered in chronological order.

Once a case is overturned, it is removed from the reporters.

A short description of a case or statute is called a/an

A particular state's case and statutory law are known as secondary authority within that state.

To follow the doctrine of stare decisis is to follow precedent.

In the _____ method of teaching the law, a professor leads a classroom discussion by asking students about cases they have read.

There is only one casebook for every state, and it only includes that state's judicial opinions.

Examples of computer-assisted legal research (CALR) resources include

Law that is created within a state's elected bodies and Congress is called statutory law.

Common law is

Supplemental pocket parts and advance sheets are recent additions and changes to the state codes.

When a judge has determined that present law does not adequately apply to a case before the court, the judge may create law by deciding the case in a way that has not previously been done. This process is called common law.

The steps in case briefing include

A legal memorandum should only include statutes.

A judge's decision is called a holding.

If a lawyer loses a case on the trial level, he or she is guaranteed an appeal.

A case brief has five parts: the citation, the summary of the facts, the issues, the court's reasoning, and the _____ of the case.