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AAERT CERTIFICATION EXAM
2026||COMPLETE TEST QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS
Which of the following is not one of the ways court opinions are cited?
Sample citation: Smith v. Thomas, 146 U.S. 782 (2011)
A: Year case was filed
B: Case name
C: Page number
D: Year of decision
E: Volume number
F: Court's name - correct-answer -A: Year case was filed
Fill in the blank:
Common law is considered a ______.
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A: obvious law
B: statutory law
C: judge-made law - correct-answer -C: judge-made law
Fill in the blanks:
After deliberation, the jury gave the judge their final ______.
At the conclusion of the non-jury trial, the judge made their final _______.
After the defense attorney objected, the judge _______ to sustain the question. -
correct-answer -After deliberation, the jury gave the judge their final [VERDICT].
At the conclusion of the non-jury trial, the judge made their final [JUDGMENT].
After the defense attorney objected, the judge [RULES] to sustain the question.
The phrase "fed third" stands for the third set of federal volumes. It should be
transcribed as:
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A: F.3d
B: F.2d
C: 3d.F
D: 3.Fd - correct-answer -A: F.3d
Fill in the blank:
Judge-made laws, known as _______ law, are laws that have developed from
judgments handed down in court. - correct-answer -Judge-made laws, known as
[COMMON] law, are laws that have developed from judgments handed down in
court.
Why does an attorney reference case law?
A: To use past decisions to show why their point is correct.
B: To cite precedent.
C: To win an argument in court.
D: All of the above. - correct-answer -D: All of the above.
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Regarding case law, _______ influence(s) future decisions?
A: the current President
B: the media
C: past decisions
D: Congress - correct-answer -C: past decisions
True or False?
All courts must follow the law exactly, no matter how unreasonable or unfair the
result. - correct-answer -False
True or False?
Statutory laws are limited to federal laws. - correct-answer -False
AAERT CERTIFICATION EXAM
2026||COMPLETE TEST QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS
Which of the following is not one of the ways court opinions are cited?
Sample citation: Smith v. Thomas, 146 U.S. 782 (2011)
A: Year case was filed
B: Case name
C: Page number
D: Year of decision
E: Volume number
F: Court's name - correct-answer -A: Year case was filed
Fill in the blank:
Common law is considered a ______.
,2|Page
A: obvious law
B: statutory law
C: judge-made law - correct-answer -C: judge-made law
Fill in the blanks:
After deliberation, the jury gave the judge their final ______.
At the conclusion of the non-jury trial, the judge made their final _______.
After the defense attorney objected, the judge _______ to sustain the question. -
correct-answer -After deliberation, the jury gave the judge their final [VERDICT].
At the conclusion of the non-jury trial, the judge made their final [JUDGMENT].
After the defense attorney objected, the judge [RULES] to sustain the question.
The phrase "fed third" stands for the third set of federal volumes. It should be
transcribed as:
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A: F.3d
B: F.2d
C: 3d.F
D: 3.Fd - correct-answer -A: F.3d
Fill in the blank:
Judge-made laws, known as _______ law, are laws that have developed from
judgments handed down in court. - correct-answer -Judge-made laws, known as
[COMMON] law, are laws that have developed from judgments handed down in
court.
Why does an attorney reference case law?
A: To use past decisions to show why their point is correct.
B: To cite precedent.
C: To win an argument in court.
D: All of the above. - correct-answer -D: All of the above.
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Regarding case law, _______ influence(s) future decisions?
A: the current President
B: the media
C: past decisions
D: Congress - correct-answer -C: past decisions
True or False?
All courts must follow the law exactly, no matter how unreasonable or unfair the
result. - correct-answer -False
True or False?
Statutory laws are limited to federal laws. - correct-answer -False
