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Researching Statutes


Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
How many publications contain the federal statutes?
a.
One
b.
Two
c.
Three
 

 2. 
How many official publications are there for the United States Code?
a.
One
b.
Two
c.
Three
 

 3. 
How many unofficial publications are there for the United States Code?
a.
One
b.
Two
c.
Three
 

Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 4. 
Which of the following publications is official?
 a.
U.S.C.
 b.
U.S.C.A.
 c.
U.S.C.S.
 

 5. 
Which of the following publications is unofficial?
 a.
U.S.C.
 b.
U.S.C.A.
 c.
U.S.C.S.
 

 6. 
Which of the following publications should be used for research purposes?
 a.
U.S.C.
 b.
U.S.C.A.
 c.
U.S.C.S.
 

 7. 
Which of the following publications should be cited in legal documents?
 a.
U.S.C.
 b.
U.S.C.A.
 c.
U.S.C.S.
 

 8. 
Which of the following research tools uses database shortcuts such as ny-st?
 a.
Westlaw
 b.
Lexis
 c.
Law Library
 

Yes/No
Indicate whether you agree with the statement. Yes, these “Yes/No” questions are repeats, but only because they are so very, very important!
 

 9. 
Does Westlaw use Tabs for navigation?
 

 10. 
Does Lexis use Tabs for navigation?
 

 11. 
In online research is a database kind of like the equivalent of a publication?
 

 12. 
In both Westlaw and Lexis, after entering a search query, am I taken directly to the most relevant statute?
 

 13. 
Is it possible to search for both federal and state cases at the same time?
 

 14. 
Okay. This one is new. Is Lexis the online research tool that uses a “contents” window on the left, and a “main” window on the right?
 



 
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