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Combined Test Prep B


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

 1. 
If relevant, which of the following would be mandatory for the U.S. 5th Circuit 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.
none of the above
 

 2. 
If relevant, which of the following would be mandatory for the Texas Court of Appeals?
 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 (5th Cir. 1974)
 d.
 Us v. Them, 563 S.W.2d 452 (Tex. 1974)
 

 3. 
If relevant, which of the following would be mandatory for the Florida state trial court?
 a.
Smith v. Jones, 484 P.2d 949 (Idaho 1977)
 b.
Us v. Them, 469 So. 2d 154 (Fla. 1999)
 c.
Him v. Her, 354 F.2d 21 (11th Cir. 1974)
 d.
Smith v. Jones, 298 U.S. 467 (1967)
 

 4. 
You have found a valid case. It is found in 435 F. Supp. 325. Your attorney is arguing a matter in the Montana Supreme Court. What kind of authority would the case be?
 a.
primary/mandatory
 b.
primary/persuasive
 c.
secondary/persuasive
 d.
non-authority
 

 5. 
You have found a valid case. It is found in the U.S. Reports. Your attorney is arguing a matter in the Ohio Supreme Court. What kind of authority would the case be?
 a.
primary/mandatory
 b.
primary/persuasive
 c.
secondary/persuasive
 d.
non-authority
 

 6. 
A paralegal’s goal when researching is:
 a.
to locate supporting authority only
 b.
to locate primary authority only
 c.
to locate relevant authority that supports the client’s position
 d.
to locate relevant authority that does not support the client’s position
 

 7. 
Which of the following is a legal encyclopedia?
 a.
Corpus Juris Secundum
 b.
American Jurisdiction, 2d
 c.
American Law Reports
 d.
Shepard’s
 

 8. 
Which of the following is considered “validation research?”
 a.
digests
 b.
treatises
 c.
KeyCite
 d.
Shepard’s
 

 9. 
Motions are usually:
 a.
surprising short
 b.
fairly long
 c.
complex and confusing
 d.
not common
 



 
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