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Authority Exam: Test Drive



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

 1. 

Anything the court can or must use in reaching its decision is termed:
a.
primary
b.
authority
c.
secondary
d.
none of the above
 

 2. 

True or false: Authority is always law.
a.
true
b.
false
 

 3. 

Law is considered what kind of authority?
a.
primary
b.
secondary
c.
persuasive
d.
none of the above
 

 4. 

Non-law is referred to as:
a.
primary
b.
secondary
c.
persuasive
d.
all of the above
 

 5. 

Which of the following is not considered to be primary authority?
a.
opinions (cases)
b.
statutes
c.
encyclopedias
d.
all of the above are primary authority
 



 
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