LRW Final (Research) questions n
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Which of the following best describes the structure of the American legal system? - correct
answer ✔✔A federal system, with both federal and state laws, courts, and procedures.
You are asked during your first summer internship to find binding primary authority for an issue
involving exclusively Oklahoma law in an Oklahoma trail court proceeding. Which of the
following would NOT be an appropriate resource to cite as binding primary authority?
(1) A Texas Supreme Court decision
(2) An Oklahoma Supreme Court decision
(3) An Oklahoma-specific treatise
(4) A 10th Circuit decision analyzing and applying Kansas law
(5) An Oklahoma statute
(6) An Oklahoma regulation
(7) A retired Oklahoma Supreme Court justice's law blog - correct answer ✔✔(1) A Texas
Supreme Court decision, (3) An Oklahoma-specific treatise, (4) A 10th Circuit decision analyzing
and applying Kansas law, and (7) A retired Oklahoma Supreme Court justice's law blog
Which of the following best explains how legal research helps legal practitioners determine
what is "good law?" - correct answer ✔✔Legal research involves determining the currency or
how up to date a legal resource is thereby demonstrating what is "good law."
When starting a legal research project, your first steps should be... - correct answer ✔✔Analyze
the problem to understand the issues, key facts, and jurisdiction.
, Which of the following statements is accurate about primary and secondary sources in legal
research? - correct answer ✔✔Secondary sources, while not binding, can serve as persuasive
authority and are useful starting points for research.
Which of the following must accurately describes the general functions and contents of legal
encyclopedias in the context of legal research? - correct answer ✔✔Legal encyclopedias cover
broad areas of law, are generally seen as introductory surveys, and are used as case-finding
tools, but tend to emphasize case law over statutes and regualtions.
Which of the following regarding legal treatises is true? - correct answer ✔✔Legal treatises
generally provide comprehensive coverage of specific subjects with greater depth than legal
encyclopedias.
Assuming all the answers listed below have equally relevant language, which would be the most
persuasive source to cite generally?
(a) a multi-volume treatise
(b) a legal encyclopedia
(c) a jurisdictional encyclopedia
(d) a hornbook - correct answer ✔✔(a) a multi-volume treatise
In the context of legal research, is the currency of a secondary source particularly important? -
correct answer ✔✔The currency of a secondary source is particularly important because the
law evolves over time due to changes in case law, statutes, and regulations.
Which of the following statements regarding secondary sources is LEAST accurate?
(a) secondary sources are often useful starting points for explaining and analyzing unfamiliar
areas of law.
(b) secondary sources are never mandatory authority.
(c) most secondary sources include references to primary sources for further research.
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Which of the following best describes the structure of the American legal system? - correct
answer ✔✔A federal system, with both federal and state laws, courts, and procedures.
You are asked during your first summer internship to find binding primary authority for an issue
involving exclusively Oklahoma law in an Oklahoma trail court proceeding. Which of the
following would NOT be an appropriate resource to cite as binding primary authority?
(1) A Texas Supreme Court decision
(2) An Oklahoma Supreme Court decision
(3) An Oklahoma-specific treatise
(4) A 10th Circuit decision analyzing and applying Kansas law
(5) An Oklahoma statute
(6) An Oklahoma regulation
(7) A retired Oklahoma Supreme Court justice's law blog - correct answer ✔✔(1) A Texas
Supreme Court decision, (3) An Oklahoma-specific treatise, (4) A 10th Circuit decision analyzing
and applying Kansas law, and (7) A retired Oklahoma Supreme Court justice's law blog
Which of the following best explains how legal research helps legal practitioners determine
what is "good law?" - correct answer ✔✔Legal research involves determining the currency or
how up to date a legal resource is thereby demonstrating what is "good law."
When starting a legal research project, your first steps should be... - correct answer ✔✔Analyze
the problem to understand the issues, key facts, and jurisdiction.
, Which of the following statements is accurate about primary and secondary sources in legal
research? - correct answer ✔✔Secondary sources, while not binding, can serve as persuasive
authority and are useful starting points for research.
Which of the following must accurately describes the general functions and contents of legal
encyclopedias in the context of legal research? - correct answer ✔✔Legal encyclopedias cover
broad areas of law, are generally seen as introductory surveys, and are used as case-finding
tools, but tend to emphasize case law over statutes and regualtions.
Which of the following regarding legal treatises is true? - correct answer ✔✔Legal treatises
generally provide comprehensive coverage of specific subjects with greater depth than legal
encyclopedias.
Assuming all the answers listed below have equally relevant language, which would be the most
persuasive source to cite generally?
(a) a multi-volume treatise
(b) a legal encyclopedia
(c) a jurisdictional encyclopedia
(d) a hornbook - correct answer ✔✔(a) a multi-volume treatise
In the context of legal research, is the currency of a secondary source particularly important? -
correct answer ✔✔The currency of a secondary source is particularly important because the
law evolves over time due to changes in case law, statutes, and regulations.
Which of the following statements regarding secondary sources is LEAST accurate?
(a) secondary sources are often useful starting points for explaining and analyzing unfamiliar
areas of law.
(b) secondary sources are never mandatory authority.
(c) most secondary sources include references to primary sources for further research.
