JD UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE
◉ FIRAC stands for
Answer: Facts, Issues, Rules, Analysis, Conclusion
◉ What are "the facts"?
Answer: Who sues whom.
Why? What happened?
Procedural posture.
Tell the story.
◉ Procedural Posture
Answer: How did the case get from the trial courts to the court
writing the opinion. (trial court > appellate court)
◉ What four things need to be covered when stating procedural
posture?
Answer: 1) What court is issuing the opinion?
, 2) Which party is seeking relief?
3) What sort of motion is at issue?
4) What was the disposition of the lower courts?
◉ "Issue" means what?
Answer: Issue is referring to the I in FIRAC. This term is suppose to
make you state what is being fought over and decided by the court.
◉ "Rules" means what?
Answer: Rules is referring to the R in FIRAC. This refers to guide the
courts decision as a matter of fact. This often involves previous cases
and statutes.
◉ "Application / Analysis" means what?
Answer: Application / Analysis refers to the courts reasoning and
how the decision is made.
◉ What four things must be included in the application / analysis?
Answer: 1) What argument does the plaintiff make.
2) What argument does the defendant make.
3) How did the court respond to those arguments?
4) Why did the court rule the way it did?
AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE
◉ FIRAC stands for
Answer: Facts, Issues, Rules, Analysis, Conclusion
◉ What are "the facts"?
Answer: Who sues whom.
Why? What happened?
Procedural posture.
Tell the story.
◉ Procedural Posture
Answer: How did the case get from the trial courts to the court
writing the opinion. (trial court > appellate court)
◉ What four things need to be covered when stating procedural
posture?
Answer: 1) What court is issuing the opinion?
, 2) Which party is seeking relief?
3) What sort of motion is at issue?
4) What was the disposition of the lower courts?
◉ "Issue" means what?
Answer: Issue is referring to the I in FIRAC. This term is suppose to
make you state what is being fought over and decided by the court.
◉ "Rules" means what?
Answer: Rules is referring to the R in FIRAC. This refers to guide the
courts decision as a matter of fact. This often involves previous cases
and statutes.
◉ "Application / Analysis" means what?
Answer: Application / Analysis refers to the courts reasoning and
how the decision is made.
◉ What four things must be included in the application / analysis?
Answer: 1) What argument does the plaintiff make.
2) What argument does the defendant make.
3) How did the court respond to those arguments?
4) Why did the court rule the way it did?
