You must get at least 16 out of 20 correct to pass. Good-luck!
1. Which of the following contains both selected opinions and annotations?
American Jurisprudence, 2d American Law Reports Digests Treatises
2. Assume that after researching, you have found only one case relevant to your topic. Which of the following would not be used to expand the scope of your research?
Authority (cases and statutes) within the one case you have found Key Numbers found in the headnotes, which can lead you to digests, which then lead to more cases Shepardize the case, hoping other courts have cited it. Those citing cases may be relevant to your research all of the above could be used to expend the scope of your research
3. True or false? It is possible to Shepardize or KeyCite statutes.
true false
4. Which of the following contains the official federal statutes?
U.S.C. U.S. U.S.C.S.
5. Which book acts as an index to case law?
encyclopedias digests treatises all of the above act as indexes to case law
6. Which of the following is an official publication?
U.S. F.2d S. Ct. P.2d
7. True or False? Only official publications should be cited.
8. Restatements are an example of:
an encyclopedia a treatise a reporter
9. Which of the following contains primary authority?
Reporters the South Eastern Digest Am. Jur. 2d the Texas Digest
10. Which of the following would not be a good place to begin your legal research?
Restatements Digests A.L.R. Shepard's of KeyCite
11. Which of the following statements is accurate?
A paralegal should research in the official federal statutes, but quote to the unofficial federal statutes A paralegal should research in the unofficial federal statutes, but quote to the official federal statutes
12. Which of the following law books does not utilize the Total Client Service Library?
A.L.R. L. Ed. 2d the Atlantic Digest
13. Which of the following would be considered non-authority?
any digest the Southwestern Reporter the United States Code Annotated all of the above would be considered non-authority
14. Which of the following is not a function of Shepard's and KeyCite?
validates authority provides parallel cites acts as a statute finder all of the above are functions of Shepard's
15. Which of the following is an accurate statement?
The case being validated is the cited case The citations listed in Shepard's or KeyCite after clicking the validation symbol are the citing cases both of the above are accurate statements
16. This is the "Unified Theory of Legal Research."
Search Query to Results Page to Additional Authority Index to Main Volumes to Additional Authority Both of the above are the Unified Theory of Legal Research, depending on the research tool being used
17. Shepard's and KeyCite validate authority by using the following:
signals (or symbols) such as red stop signs or yellow flags lists of citing authorities both of the above none of the above
18. Assume you locate a case in a regional reporter, such as P.2d. Where could one look for the official, parallel citation?
above the caption of the case in Shepard's or KeyCite both of the above none of the above
19. True or False? When researching, the ultimate goal is to locate authority from within your state or federal jurisdiction.
20. Which of the following is a collection of headnotes arranged in topical order?
Shepard's Digests Treatises Encyclopedias