Legal Research and Writing exam/ 54
Questions and Answers/ Graded A
Sources of Law - -Case Law, Constitutions and Statutes,
Administrative Regulations, The Executive Branch
-Types of Secondary Authorities - -Encyclopedias, Law Review
Articles, Periodical Publications, Treatises and Texts, Dictionaries,
Attorneys General Opinions, Restatements, Annotations, Foreign
Sources, Form Books, Practice Guides
-West/Nexis Federal Statute Sets - -U.S.C.A., U.S.C.S.
-Case Citation Order - -Case Name, Volume Number, Set, Page,
(State, Year).
-Federal Question Jurisdiction - -Any case arising under the U.S.
Constitution, U.S. Federal Law, or any treaty to which the U.S. is a
party
-Diversity Jurisdiction - -Cases between parties that are citizens
of different stats or citizens of a state and citizens of a foreign
nation
-For diversity jurisdiction to apply... - -The amount in controversy
must exceed $75,000 exclusive of interest and court costs
, -Concurrent Jursidiction - -Alleged cause of action violates both
federal and state law, plaintiff can choose what jurisdiction in
which to proceed
-Cases with Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction - -Bankruptcy,
Maritime, Copyright Infringement, and Patent Infringement
-Pocket Part - -Addition to U.S.C./A/S
-Descriptive Word Approach - -U.S.C.A. and U.S.C.S have a
multivolume general index
-Title/Topic Approach - -All statutes in U.S.C.A/S are divided into
50 titles, in each title is a table of contents each of which is a title
-Popular Name Approach - -U.S.C.A/S have seperate popular
name tables where you can look up statutes by their popular
name: name given by the names of sponsors or name provided to
public by congress
-Are all cases reported? - -No, generally trial court decisions are
not published
Questions and Answers/ Graded A
Sources of Law - -Case Law, Constitutions and Statutes,
Administrative Regulations, The Executive Branch
-Types of Secondary Authorities - -Encyclopedias, Law Review
Articles, Periodical Publications, Treatises and Texts, Dictionaries,
Attorneys General Opinions, Restatements, Annotations, Foreign
Sources, Form Books, Practice Guides
-West/Nexis Federal Statute Sets - -U.S.C.A., U.S.C.S.
-Case Citation Order - -Case Name, Volume Number, Set, Page,
(State, Year).
-Federal Question Jurisdiction - -Any case arising under the U.S.
Constitution, U.S. Federal Law, or any treaty to which the U.S. is a
party
-Diversity Jurisdiction - -Cases between parties that are citizens
of different stats or citizens of a state and citizens of a foreign
nation
-For diversity jurisdiction to apply... - -The amount in controversy
must exceed $75,000 exclusive of interest and court costs
, -Concurrent Jursidiction - -Alleged cause of action violates both
federal and state law, plaintiff can choose what jurisdiction in
which to proceed
-Cases with Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction - -Bankruptcy,
Maritime, Copyright Infringement, and Patent Infringement
-Pocket Part - -Addition to U.S.C./A/S
-Descriptive Word Approach - -U.S.C.A. and U.S.C.S have a
multivolume general index
-Title/Topic Approach - -All statutes in U.S.C.A/S are divided into
50 titles, in each title is a table of contents each of which is a title
-Popular Name Approach - -U.S.C.A/S have seperate popular
name tables where you can look up statutes by their popular
name: name given by the names of sponsors or name provided to
public by congress
-Are all cases reported? - -No, generally trial court decisions are
not published
