LRW STUDY GUIDE 2 CHAPTERS 4-7
questions & answers
Selected decisions of state appellate courts are published in the regional reporter.
true or false - correct answer ✔✔true
A properly stated issue requires the inclusion of the key facts and background facts.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
There is currently a Restatement for security law.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
Most nonfee-based sites provide a researcher with the ability to update research.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
Words and Phrases includes only terms that have been defined in federal and state court
opinions.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
Law review articles may be authored by law professors or law students.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
There are Shepard's citators for both statutory and case law.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
,For a court opinion to be mandatory authority, it must be on point and it must be written by a
higher court in the jurisdiction.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
Most single-volume treatises are not updated with pocket parts.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
The Government Printing Office's Web site provides access to the Code of Federal Regulations
and the Federal Register.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
In a case brief, it is not necessary to include background facts.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
When you are looking for case law, many non-fee-based sites do not require that you know the
name or citation of the case.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
The Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Register are available on both Westlaw and
LexisNexis.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
In the West digest system, each legal topic is divided into subtopics, and each subtopic is
assigned a key number.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
Administrative law is usually more specific than statutory law.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
,The official reporter for the decisions of the United States Supreme Court is the Supreme Court
Reporter.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
Most treatises are available on Westlaw and LexisNexis for free.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
The conclusion step of the analytical process presents the application of the law to the facts of
the client's case.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
The Index to Legal Periodicals includes a subject/author index and a table of cases.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
A digest provides a very detailed discussion of a specific area of law.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
Case law is far larger in volume than either constitutional or statutory law.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
Commercial publications, such as the Journal of Taxation, are considered one of the categories
of legal periodicals
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
Administrative law is primary authority and consists of the rules and regulations of
administrative agencies and the court opinions interpreting them.
, a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
A legal encyclopedia provides a summary, critique, and analysis of the law.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
Decisions of the highest court in a state are examples of common law.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
If there is no constitutional or statutory law that applies to an issue in a client's case, the next
step is to look to secondary authority.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
Loose-leaf services are publications that focus on a specific area of law and include primary
authority, such as statutes, regulations, and summaries of court and administrative decisions
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
Most state laws are initially published in pamphlets, similar to the federal slip laws.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
FedWorld is the United States government's official Web portal.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
ALR annotations include a synthesis of the cases from every jurisdiction that have addressed the
issue(s) discussed in the annotation.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
The laws of the United States are published in the:
questions & answers
Selected decisions of state appellate courts are published in the regional reporter.
true or false - correct answer ✔✔true
A properly stated issue requires the inclusion of the key facts and background facts.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
There is currently a Restatement for security law.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
Most nonfee-based sites provide a researcher with the ability to update research.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
Words and Phrases includes only terms that have been defined in federal and state court
opinions.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
Law review articles may be authored by law professors or law students.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
There are Shepard's citators for both statutory and case law.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
,For a court opinion to be mandatory authority, it must be on point and it must be written by a
higher court in the jurisdiction.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
Most single-volume treatises are not updated with pocket parts.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
The Government Printing Office's Web site provides access to the Code of Federal Regulations
and the Federal Register.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
In a case brief, it is not necessary to include background facts.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
When you are looking for case law, many non-fee-based sites do not require that you know the
name or citation of the case.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
The Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Register are available on both Westlaw and
LexisNexis.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
In the West digest system, each legal topic is divided into subtopics, and each subtopic is
assigned a key number.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
Administrative law is usually more specific than statutory law.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
,The official reporter for the decisions of the United States Supreme Court is the Supreme Court
Reporter.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
Most treatises are available on Westlaw and LexisNexis for free.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
The conclusion step of the analytical process presents the application of the law to the facts of
the client's case.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
The Index to Legal Periodicals includes a subject/author index and a table of cases.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
A digest provides a very detailed discussion of a specific area of law.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
Case law is far larger in volume than either constitutional or statutory law.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
Commercial publications, such as the Journal of Taxation, are considered one of the categories
of legal periodicals
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
Administrative law is primary authority and consists of the rules and regulations of
administrative agencies and the court opinions interpreting them.
, a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
A legal encyclopedia provides a summary, critique, and analysis of the law.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
Decisions of the highest court in a state are examples of common law.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
If there is no constitutional or statutory law that applies to an issue in a client's case, the next
step is to look to secondary authority.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
Loose-leaf services are publications that focus on a specific area of law and include primary
authority, such as statutes, regulations, and summaries of court and administrative decisions
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
Most state laws are initially published in pamphlets, similar to the federal slip laws.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
FedWorld is the United States government's official Web portal.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔false
ALR annotations include a synthesis of the cases from every jurisdiction that have addressed the
issue(s) discussed in the annotation.
a. true b. false - correct answer ✔✔true
The laws of the United States are published in the:
