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Combined Test Prep A


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

 1. 
A.L.R. contains:
 a.
selected cases
 b.
all published cases
 c.
annotations of the cases it publishes
 d.
cases only
 

 2. 
Which of the following would be mandatory for the California Appellate Court?
 a.
Smith v. Jones, 298 U.S. 467 (1967)
 b.
Us v. Them, 469 So.2d 154 (Fla. 1999)
 c.
Him v. Her, 354 F.2d 21 (9th Cir. 1974)
 d.
Both A and C
 

 3. 
You have found a valid case. It is found in 187 Colo. 483. Your attorney is arguing a matter in the state trial court in Colorado. What kind of authority would the case be?
 a.
primary/mandatory
 b.
primary/persuasive
 c.
secondary/persuasive
 d.
non-authority
 

 4. 
A.L.R. may be researched:
 a.
in the law library
 b.
using Westlaw or Lexis online
 c.
using Westlaw or Lexis only
 d.
in the law library only
 

 5. 
Digests are primarily published by:
 a.
Lawyer’s Cooperative
 b.
Bureau of National Affairs (BNA)
 c.
West
 d.
Both West and BNA
 

 6. 
The research tool associated with West Publishing is:
 a.
the Total Client Service Library
 b.
the Key Number System
 c.
the Key Topic System
 d.
the Total Key Number Library
 

 7. 
Digests, and the online Key Number System, lead researchers to additional authority by collecting:
 a.
footnotes
 b.
headnotes
 c.
pocket parts
 d.
table of contents
 

 8. 
Which of the following is designed to validate authority?
 a.
Lexlaw
 b.
Shepard’s
 c.
Key Number System
 d.
KeyCite
 

 9. 
Digests act as an index to:
 a.
primary authority
 b.
case law
 c.
statutes
 d.
headnotes
 

 10. 
Which of the following is a function of Shepard’s?:
 a.
validates authority
 b.
provides parallel citations
 c.
published cases
 d.
leads to additional authority
 

 11. 
Which of the following is a function of KeyCite?:
 a.
validates authority
 b.
provides parallel citations
 c.
published cases
 d.
leads to additional authority
 

 12. 
KeyCite is part of what research source?
 a.
Westlaw
 b.
Lexis
 c.
the law library
 d.
both Westlaw and Lexis
 

 13. 
What symbol is indicative that a case, statute, or other authority is no longer valid?
 a.
a red flag in Westlaw
 b.
a red stop sign in Lexis
 

 14. 
The case being validated is the
 a.
 cited case
 b.
citing case
 c.
Shepardized case
 d.
KeyCited case
 



 
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