Question 1

A treatise is valuable as a research tool when you are seeking a more detailed treatment of the law than that provided by a legal encyclopedia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Both Corpus Juris Secundum and American Jurisprudence Second are available on Westlaw and LexisNexis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

ALR annotations include which of the following components?

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A)  A prefatory statement
B)  A jurisdictional table
C)  A scope section
D)  Research references
E)  All of the aboveF) Answers b,c,and d aboveG) A) and F)
H) All of the above

Question 4

A digest provides a very detailed discussion of a specific area of law.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A full citation to a legal encyclopedia should contain:

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A)  Volume number
B)  Abbreviated name of the encyclopedia
C)  Title or topic name
D)  Year of publication
E)  All of the aboveF) Answers a,b,and c aboveG) B) and C)
H) D) and E)

Question 6

A legal encyclopedia provides a summary,critique,and analysis of the law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

There are Shepard's citators for both statutory and case law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Shepardizing refers to the process used to determine the current validity of an authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 9

Most treatises have which of the following features?

Accepted Answer

A)  A new topic service
B)  A narrative presentation of the subject matter
C)  A table of cases
D)  A table of regulations
E)  All of the aboveF) Answers a,b,and c aboveG) Answers b and c aboveH) A) and B)
I) F) and G)

Question 10

Topics may be located in both Corpus Juris Secundum and American Jurisprudence Second by consulting:

Accepted Answer

A)  The general index
B)  The table of contents
C)  The table of statutes,rules,and regulations
D)  Westlaw and LexisNexis
E)  All of the aboveF) Answers a,b,and c aboveG) B) and C)
H) All of the above

Question 11

Shepard's case law citators include which of the following features?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parallel citations
B)  A brief summary of the court opinion
C)  Later case treatment
D)  Reference to secondary sources
E)  All of the aboveF) Answers a,c,and d aboveG) E) and F)
H) A) and D)

Question 12

Treatises may consist of a single volume or multiple volumes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Secondary authority is a source that a court may rely on that is not the law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which technique(s) may be used to locate specific cases in a digest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consult the descriptive word index
B)  Consult the topic outline
C)  Consult the table of cases
D)  If you already know of a case that is related to the issue being researched,refer to the topic and key number of the relevant headnote
E)  All of the aboveF) Answers a,b,and c aboveG) A) and F)
H) E) and F) E

Question 15

In the West digest system,each legal topic is divided into subtopics,and each subtopic is assigned a key number.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Corpus Juris Secundum is more selective in its inclusion of cases than American Jurisprudence Second is.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 17

ALR annotations include a synthesis of the cases from every jurisdiction that have addressed the issue(s)discussed in the annotation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Corpus Juris Secundum and American Jurisprudence Second are similar in that,in both sets:

Accepted Answer

A)  Topics are arranged alphabetically
B)  There is a general index
C)  At the beginning of each topic is a topic summary
D)  There is a table of statutes,rules,and regulations
E)  All of the aboveF) Answers a,b,and c aboveG) All of the above
H) B) and D)

Question 19

Shepard's Citations are similar to digests in that they provide a brief summary of all court opinions on a specific topic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In regard to the West digest system:

Accepted Answer

A)  Each legal topic is divided into subtopics and assigned a key number
B)  Subtopics are referred to by both topic and key number
C)  There are specific digests for state and federal statutes
D)  There are both state and regional digests
E)  All of the aboveF) Answers a,b,and d aboveG) A) and E)
H) A) and D)

Exam 5: Secondary Authority and Other Research Sourcesencyclopedias, treatises, american Law Reports, digests, shepards

A treatise is valuable as a research tool when you are seeking a more detailed treatment of the law than that provided by a legal encyclopedia.

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Both Corpus Juris Secundum and American Jurisprudence Second are available on Westlaw and LexisNexis.

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ALR annotations include which of the following components?

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A digest provides a very detailed discussion of a specific area of law.

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A full citation to a legal encyclopedia should contain:

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A legal encyclopedia provides a summary,critique,and analysis of the law.

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There are Shepard's citators for both statutory and case law.

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Shepardizing refers to the process used to determine the current validity of an authority.

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Most treatises have which of the following features?

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Topics may be located in both Corpus Juris Secundum and American Jurisprudence Second by consulting:

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Shepard's case law citators include which of the following features?

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Treatises may consist of a single volume or multiple volumes.

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Secondary authority is a source that a court may rely on that is not the law.

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Which technique(s) may be used to locate specific cases in a digest?

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In the West digest system,each legal topic is divided into subtopics,and each subtopic is assigned a key number.

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Corpus Juris Secundum is more selective in its inclusion of cases than American Jurisprudence Second is.

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ALR annotations include a synthesis of the cases from every jurisdiction that have addressed the issue(s)discussed in the annotation.

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Corpus Juris Secundum and American Jurisprudence Second are similar in that,in both sets:

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Shepard's Citations are similar to digests in that they provide a brief summary of all court opinions on a specific topic.

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In regard to the West digest system:

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