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Legal Research and Writing Exam Study
Guide.
Legal Dictionay - answer✔a dictionary defining and explaining legal terms
Legal Thesaurus - answer✔a book providing synonyms for legal words
Index - answer✔a list of words and phrases that reflect the topics covered in the book
Legal Citations - answer✔special abbreviations used to describe resource material
Federalism - answer✔a system of government in which the people ae regulated by both federal
and state government
Primary Source - answer✔a work that contains the law
Code Books - answer✔books that contain codes or statutes.
Case Reporter - answer✔books that contain case decisions from the courts
CD-Rom Libraries - answer✔legal materials, either primary or secondary sources, stored on cd-
roms
Lexis - answer✔a computer assisted legal research service
WestLaw - answer✔a computer assisted legal research service
Law Library - answer✔a library that is dedicated to legal rersource material
Table of Contents - answer✔an outline of the material covered in the book or document
Table of Cases - answer✔a common feature of legal publications containing the names of all
cases cited in the book or document
Table of Statutes - answer✔a common feature of legal publications containing an explanation
of all abbreviations found in the book
Table of Abbreviations - answer✔a common feature of legal publications containing an
explanation of all abbreviations found in the book.
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Pocket Part - answer✔a removable supplement; includes all the changes or additions to the
material contained in the hardbound volume
Affirm - answer✔to uphold; in connection with an appeal to uphold the lower courts decision
Appeal - answer✔review of a lower courts decision
Appellant - answer✔one who appeals
Appellee - answer✔party in an appeal who did not file the appeal
Motion for Summary Judgment - answer✔asks the court to grant a judgment in that party's
favor without a trial
Real Property in interest - answer✔a party who has a true interest in the action
Remand - answer✔send the case back to the lower court to be tried again
Respondent - answer✔The Defendant in a lawsuit answering a charge.
Reverse - answer✔to change
Writ of Certiorari - answer✔a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior
jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
Writ of Mandate - answer✔an order from one court to an agency or lower court directing that it
do something or refrain from doing something.
Writ of Habeas Corpus - answer✔a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
Case Law - answer✔precedents from both civil and criminal court cases
Precendent - answer✔court decision that stands as an example to be followed in future similar
cases
Legal Analysis - answer✔the process of comparing and contrasting facts and the legal issues.
Question Presented - answer✔a statement of the legal issue presented to the court for
resolution.
Pleadings - answer✔Statements made by the plaintiff and the defendant in a lawsuit that detail
the facts, charges, and defenses involved in the litigation. The complaint and answer are part of
the pleadings.
Cause of Action - answer✔The legal theory of the complaint (e.g., negligence)
Legal Research and Writing Exam Study
Guide.
Legal Dictionay - answer✔a dictionary defining and explaining legal terms
Legal Thesaurus - answer✔a book providing synonyms for legal words
Index - answer✔a list of words and phrases that reflect the topics covered in the book
Legal Citations - answer✔special abbreviations used to describe resource material
Federalism - answer✔a system of government in which the people ae regulated by both federal
and state government
Primary Source - answer✔a work that contains the law
Code Books - answer✔books that contain codes or statutes.
Case Reporter - answer✔books that contain case decisions from the courts
CD-Rom Libraries - answer✔legal materials, either primary or secondary sources, stored on cd-
roms
Lexis - answer✔a computer assisted legal research service
WestLaw - answer✔a computer assisted legal research service
Law Library - answer✔a library that is dedicated to legal rersource material
Table of Contents - answer✔an outline of the material covered in the book or document
Table of Cases - answer✔a common feature of legal publications containing the names of all
cases cited in the book or document
Table of Statutes - answer✔a common feature of legal publications containing an explanation
of all abbreviations found in the book
Table of Abbreviations - answer✔a common feature of legal publications containing an
explanation of all abbreviations found in the book.
, ©THEBRIGHTSTARS 2024
Pocket Part - answer✔a removable supplement; includes all the changes or additions to the
material contained in the hardbound volume
Affirm - answer✔to uphold; in connection with an appeal to uphold the lower courts decision
Appeal - answer✔review of a lower courts decision
Appellant - answer✔one who appeals
Appellee - answer✔party in an appeal who did not file the appeal
Motion for Summary Judgment - answer✔asks the court to grant a judgment in that party's
favor without a trial
Real Property in interest - answer✔a party who has a true interest in the action
Remand - answer✔send the case back to the lower court to be tried again
Respondent - answer✔The Defendant in a lawsuit answering a charge.
Reverse - answer✔to change
Writ of Certiorari - answer✔a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior
jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
Writ of Mandate - answer✔an order from one court to an agency or lower court directing that it
do something or refrain from doing something.
Writ of Habeas Corpus - answer✔a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
Case Law - answer✔precedents from both civil and criminal court cases
Precendent - answer✔court decision that stands as an example to be followed in future similar
cases
Legal Analysis - answer✔the process of comparing and contrasting facts and the legal issues.
Question Presented - answer✔a statement of the legal issue presented to the court for
resolution.
Pleadings - answer✔Statements made by the plaintiff and the defendant in a lawsuit that detail
the facts, charges, and defenses involved in the litigation. The complaint and answer are part of
the pleadings.
Cause of Action - answer✔The legal theory of the complaint (e.g., negligence)
