Legal research and writing
exams /47 Questions and
Answers/ 100% correct.
Generally compiling a legislative history for a federal statute is
easier than doing so for a state statute? - -True
-An agency such as the department of transportation can hold
hearings and issue decisions? - -True
-Municipal codes are seldom annotated? - -True
-When might you need to construct a legislative history? - -1. A
statutes unclear 2. and when there is no cases interpreting it. 3.
When you need to assert a position contrary to what the cases
construing it hold.
-1. Westlaw is a better computer assistant research system than
Lexis? - -false
-Lexis and Westlaw are so sophisticated if you search for doctor,
you will be given physician as well? - -False
-If all you know is the defendants name, you can locate the case
on Lexis or Westlaw? - -True
-The only providers of computer assisted legal research are Lexis
and Westlaw? - -False
-Boolean searching usually provides more precise results than
natural language searching? - -True
-Lexis and Westlaw are so sophisticated if you search for doctor,
you will be given physician as well? - -False
-If all you know is the defendants name, you can locate the case
on Lexis or Westlaw? - -True
, -The only providers of computer assisted legal research are Lexis
and Westlaw? - -False
-The most significant competitor to Lexis and Westlaw is? - -
Bloomberg Law
-In general .gov websites are more authoritative than .com
websites? - -True
-There is no internet site that is as accurate an authoritative as a
print book? - -False
-Most law firms maintain a website and information about its firm
and its professionals? - -True
-If an internet site contains links that are broken this may be a
sign that the site is outdated? - -True
-One may locate authenticated federal statutes on the internet? -
-True
-Most researchers find it easy to know when to stop researching?
- -False
-All research projects should begin with a review of an annotated
code such as USCA or USCS? - -False
-When you begin a research project it's often a good idea to
familiarize yourself with a topic by reviewing? ( 2 TERMS) - -
Encyclopedia and Treatise
-For certain research projects a review of one authority may be
sufficient? - -True
-What are the two inflexible rules of legal research? - -Check the
pocket part and you have to sherardize when you cite.
exams /47 Questions and
Answers/ 100% correct.
Generally compiling a legislative history for a federal statute is
easier than doing so for a state statute? - -True
-An agency such as the department of transportation can hold
hearings and issue decisions? - -True
-Municipal codes are seldom annotated? - -True
-When might you need to construct a legislative history? - -1. A
statutes unclear 2. and when there is no cases interpreting it. 3.
When you need to assert a position contrary to what the cases
construing it hold.
-1. Westlaw is a better computer assistant research system than
Lexis? - -false
-Lexis and Westlaw are so sophisticated if you search for doctor,
you will be given physician as well? - -False
-If all you know is the defendants name, you can locate the case
on Lexis or Westlaw? - -True
-The only providers of computer assisted legal research are Lexis
and Westlaw? - -False
-Boolean searching usually provides more precise results than
natural language searching? - -True
-Lexis and Westlaw are so sophisticated if you search for doctor,
you will be given physician as well? - -False
-If all you know is the defendants name, you can locate the case
on Lexis or Westlaw? - -True
, -The only providers of computer assisted legal research are Lexis
and Westlaw? - -False
-The most significant competitor to Lexis and Westlaw is? - -
Bloomberg Law
-In general .gov websites are more authoritative than .com
websites? - -True
-There is no internet site that is as accurate an authoritative as a
print book? - -False
-Most law firms maintain a website and information about its firm
and its professionals? - -True
-If an internet site contains links that are broken this may be a
sign that the site is outdated? - -True
-One may locate authenticated federal statutes on the internet? -
-True
-Most researchers find it easy to know when to stop researching?
- -False
-All research projects should begin with a review of an annotated
code such as USCA or USCS? - -False
-When you begin a research project it's often a good idea to
familiarize yourself with a topic by reviewing? ( 2 TERMS) - -
Encyclopedia and Treatise
-For certain research projects a review of one authority may be
sufficient? - -True
-What are the two inflexible rules of legal research? - -Check the
pocket part and you have to sherardize when you cite.
