LME3701 LEGAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY STUDY GUIDE 2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND STEP BY STEP SOLUTIONS

LME3701 LEGAL RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND STEP
BY STEP SOLUTIONS

◉ An opinion of the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeals is
persuasive authority but not mandatory authority for _____.
Answer: --the Georgia Supreme Court
--the Florida Supreme Court


◉ Florida circuit courts are _____.
Answer: --trial courts for felonies
--appellate courts for cases appealed from county courts
--trial courts for cases involving more than $15,000


◉ Florida County courts handle _____.
Answer: --cases involving $15,000 or less
--small claims


◉ To read United States Supreme Court opinions you would look in
_____.

, Answer: --United States Reports and United States Supreme Court
Reports, Lawyers' Edition
--Supreme Court Reporter and United States Law Week


◉ A provision in a state constitution _____.
Answer: --can be interpreted by courts of the state
--can guarantee rights in addition to those rights guaranteed by the
United States Constitution
--is not enforceable if it conflicts with the United States Constitution


◉ The following are primary sources: _____.
Answer: --constitutions and statutes
--court rules
--cases and regulations


◉ Headnotes from cases are reprinted in _____.
Answer: digests


◉ Treatises are not secondary sources.
Answer: False


◉ The appellant is the party who lost in the lower court