Legal Research

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Question 1
In the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, which of the following would be considered mandatory authority:

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Cases decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Which of the following would not be considered primary authority

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Encyclopedia Entries

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Question 3
The decisions of trial level courts in the federal court system are reported in:

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Federal Supplement

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Question 4
The principle to be drawn from the decision of a court is defined as:

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Holding

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Question 1
2-1 Which of the following sources is considered secondary authority:

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d. Legal Encyclopedias

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Question 2
2-2 The most often cited legal encyclopedia for California is:

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b. Witkin's Summary of California Law

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Question 3
2-3 The most well regarded legal articles are found in:

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a. Academic Law Reviews

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Question 4
2-4 An index to legal periodicals published beginning in 1908 and continuing to the present is titled

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a. Index to Legal Periodicals

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Question 5
2-5 A review of the general common law of the United States published by the American Law Institute

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c. Restatements of the Law

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Question 1
The official reporter for the Supreme Court of California is:

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California Reports

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Question 2
A short summary of a major point of law decided in a case is

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Headnote

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Question 3
Cases decide in the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will be reported in:

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Federal Reporter

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Question 4
Bound reporter volumes are kept up to date by:

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Advance Sheets

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Question 5
The primary topical method for locating court opinions uses:

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Digests

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Question 1
The abbreviation ALR refers to:

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American Law Reports

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Question 2
The most distinctive feature of the American Law Reports is the inclusion of:

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Annotations

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Question 3
Which of the following is the best source for parallel citations?

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Shepard's Citators

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Question 4
If you found a reference to the citation, Green v. Biddle, 21 U. S. (8 Wheat.) 1 (1823), the 8 Wheat. part of the citation means:

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Wheaton was the court reporter.

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Question 5
Citations to A.L.R. may be located in:

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Shepard's Citators

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Question 1
The chronological publication of California laws can be found in:

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Statutes and Amrndments to the Codes of California

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Question 2
The final version of a bill signed by the Governor is described as:

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A chaptered bill

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Question 3
The topical versions of the laws of California are found in:

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West's & Deering's California Codes

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Question 4
The California Codes are kept up to date with annual:

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Pocketparts

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Question 5
The annual pocketparts to the California Codes are supplemented by the:

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Advance Legislative Service

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Question 6
The California Legislative Website is maintained by:

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The Office of the Legislative Counsel

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Question 1
The official version of the federal topical code is:

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U. S. Code

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Question 2
The session law publication of U. S. federal laws is

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Statutes at Large

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Question 3
The Advance Legislative Service for the U.S.C.A. is

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U.S.Code Congressional & Administrative News

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Question 4
A.L.S. means

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Advance Legislative Service

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Question 1
Which of the following would not be a good source for federal legislative history research?

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A.L.R. Federal

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Question 2
It is possible to find full text of congressional committee reports in the following publication

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U. S. Code Congressional & Administrative News

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Question 3
The primary source for federal legislative history is the following:

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Congressional committee reports

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Question 1
The annually published volumes of the Code of Federal Regulations are updated by:

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Federal Register

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Question 2
Federal agencies are required to publish a biannual list of their rulemaking activities. This publication is entitled:

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Unified Agenda

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Question 3
PDF versions of the Federal Register and C.F.R. are available online at:

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GPO Access

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Question 4
The Federal Register is published:

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Daily

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Question 5
The List of Sections Affected Table in C.F.R. makes reference to pages in:

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Federal Register

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Question 1
The California Regulatory Notice Register is published by:

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Office of Administrative Law

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Question 2
The regulations issued by California Agencies are published in:

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Barclay's Official California Code of Regulations

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Question 3
OAL review of agency regulations is governed by

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Administrative Procedures Act

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Question 4
California agencies are required to report their rulemaking activites annually in the following publication:

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Rulemaking Calendar