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SPED Law 2026/2027 Final Test Exam 102 comprehensive
questions |RECENT AND FREQUENTLY MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS/GET IT 100%
ACCURATE!! 2026!!
1. Annotated codes, case digests, and citators are all examples of?
A. Primary authorities
B. Court reporters C. Finding tools ✅
D. Legal encyclopedias
Correct Answer: Finding tools.
2. What publication contains federal regulations? A.
U.S.C.
B. Federal Register
C. C.F.R. ✅
D. U.S. Reports
Correct Answer: C.F.R.
3. On what page of the appropriate court reporter does the following case begin? Holcomb v.
Board of Education, 416 F.2d 832 (11th Cir. 1987)
A. 416
B. 1987
C. 832 ✅
D. 11
Correct Answer: 832.
4. The ______ Amendment to the Constitution has become the legal basis for decisions in special
education.
A. 1st
B. 5th C. 14th ✅
D. 10th
Correct Answer: 14th.
5. In the citation 300 F.2d 95 (4th Cir. 1986), the level of the court is:
A. U.S. Supreme Court
B. Federal District Court
C. U.S. Court of Appeals ✅
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D. State Supreme Court
Correct Answer: U.S. Court of Appeals.
6. Where is the IDEA found in the U.S.C.?
A. Title 10, Sections 1000–1200
B. Title 42, Sections 500–700 C. Title 20, Sections 1400–1482 ✅
D. Title 28, Sections 200–300
Correct Answer: Title 20, Sections 1400–1482.
7. Why does the role of the federal district court differ slightly in special education cases? A.
The fact-finding process takes place during the administrative review process.
B. The trial court takes on more of an appellate role.
C. The trial court determines whether the administrative agency correctly applied the law.
D. All of the above. ✅
Correct Answer: All of the above.
8. Which administrative agency directly enforces compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act?
A. Department of Justice
B. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
C. Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Education ✅
D. Department of Health and Human Services
Correct Answer: Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Education.
9. _________ is used to determine if a case has been overturned, reaffirmed, questioned, or cited
by later cases.
A. Black's Law Dictionary
B. West Digest
C. Shepard's Citation ✅
D. Federal Register
Correct Answer: Shepard's Citation.
10. The ability of a well-reasoned court decision to influence decisions of courts in different
jurisdictions is called: A. Binding authority
B. Original jurisdiction
C. Persuasive authority ✅
D. Judicial review
Correct Answer: Persuasive authority.
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11. A hearing by all judges on an appellate court is referred to as:
A. Certiorari
B. Mandamus
C. En banc ✅
D. Stare decisis
Correct Answer: En banc.
12. The three categories of primary source materials are:
A. Treatises, Journals, Dictionaries
B. Codes, Digests, Citators
C. Regulations, Judicial Decisions, Statutes ✅
D. Encyclopedias, Manuals, Handbooks
Correct Answer: Regulations, Judicial Decisions, Statutes.
13. Certiorari refers to: A.
A criminal appeal.
B. A judicial injunction.
C. A request to a higher court to review a decision of a lower court. ✅
D. A trial by jury.
Correct Answer: A request to a higher court to review a decision of a lower court.
14. In a case published in a West Reporter, a headnote is a one-sentence summary of each judge's
opinion of a case.
A. True B.
False ✅
C. Sometimes true
D. Depends on the jurisdiction
Correct Answer: False.
15. What is the largest international professional organization dedicated to the education of
students with disabilities? A. National Education Association
B. American Federation of Teachers C.
Council for Exceptional Children ✅
D. National Association of School Psychologists
SPED Law 2026/2027 Final Test Exam 102 comprehensive
questions |RECENT AND FREQUENTLY MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS/GET IT 100%
ACCURATE!! 2026!!
1. Annotated codes, case digests, and citators are all examples of?
A. Primary authorities
B. Court reporters C. Finding tools ✅
D. Legal encyclopedias
Correct Answer: Finding tools.
2. What publication contains federal regulations? A.
U.S.C.
B. Federal Register
C. C.F.R. ✅
D. U.S. Reports
Correct Answer: C.F.R.
3. On what page of the appropriate court reporter does the following case begin? Holcomb v.
Board of Education, 416 F.2d 832 (11th Cir. 1987)
A. 416
B. 1987
C. 832 ✅
D. 11
Correct Answer: 832.
4. The ______ Amendment to the Constitution has become the legal basis for decisions in special
education.
A. 1st
B. 5th C. 14th ✅
D. 10th
Correct Answer: 14th.
5. In the citation 300 F.2d 95 (4th Cir. 1986), the level of the court is:
A. U.S. Supreme Court
B. Federal District Court
C. U.S. Court of Appeals ✅
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D. State Supreme Court
Correct Answer: U.S. Court of Appeals.
6. Where is the IDEA found in the U.S.C.?
A. Title 10, Sections 1000–1200
B. Title 42, Sections 500–700 C. Title 20, Sections 1400–1482 ✅
D. Title 28, Sections 200–300
Correct Answer: Title 20, Sections 1400–1482.
7. Why does the role of the federal district court differ slightly in special education cases? A.
The fact-finding process takes place during the administrative review process.
B. The trial court takes on more of an appellate role.
C. The trial court determines whether the administrative agency correctly applied the law.
D. All of the above. ✅
Correct Answer: All of the above.
8. Which administrative agency directly enforces compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act?
A. Department of Justice
B. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
C. Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Education ✅
D. Department of Health and Human Services
Correct Answer: Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Education.
9. _________ is used to determine if a case has been overturned, reaffirmed, questioned, or cited
by later cases.
A. Black's Law Dictionary
B. West Digest
C. Shepard's Citation ✅
D. Federal Register
Correct Answer: Shepard's Citation.
10. The ability of a well-reasoned court decision to influence decisions of courts in different
jurisdictions is called: A. Binding authority
B. Original jurisdiction
C. Persuasive authority ✅
D. Judicial review
Correct Answer: Persuasive authority.
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11. A hearing by all judges on an appellate court is referred to as:
A. Certiorari
B. Mandamus
C. En banc ✅
D. Stare decisis
Correct Answer: En banc.
12. The three categories of primary source materials are:
A. Treatises, Journals, Dictionaries
B. Codes, Digests, Citators
C. Regulations, Judicial Decisions, Statutes ✅
D. Encyclopedias, Manuals, Handbooks
Correct Answer: Regulations, Judicial Decisions, Statutes.
13. Certiorari refers to: A.
A criminal appeal.
B. A judicial injunction.
C. A request to a higher court to review a decision of a lower court. ✅
D. A trial by jury.
Correct Answer: A request to a higher court to review a decision of a lower court.
14. In a case published in a West Reporter, a headnote is a one-sentence summary of each judge's
opinion of a case.
A. True B.
False ✅
C. Sometimes true
D. Depends on the jurisdiction
Correct Answer: False.
15. What is the largest international professional organization dedicated to the education of
students with disabilities? A. National Education Association
B. American Federation of Teachers C.
Council for Exceptional Children ✅
D. National Association of School Psychologists
