PARALEGALS 101 Exam- Solved 100%
A note near the beginning of a reported case summarizing the court's ruling on an issue
of law is called: - ANSWER-A headnote
_______ is the portion of the court's reasoning that is not essential to the case at hand
and that is nonbinding. This portion includes comments used by the court to illustrate an
example and statements concerning a rule of law that is not essential to the case at
hand. - ANSWER-Dicta
A ____________ is a letter that states the substance of a previously conducted verbal
discussion to provide a permanent record of the conversation. - ANSWER-confirmation
letter
A second (or third) citation to another case reporter in which a case has been published
is called: - ANSWER-A parallel citation
____________ include decisions of the courts in the United States, statutes, rules and
regulations, presidential orders, and any documents that establish the law. - ANSWER-
Primary sources
The time factor is an important consideration in legal writing. Sometimes you will be
required to submit writings to a court by a certain date, which _________. - ANSWER-is
inflexible
What is true about opinion letters? - ANSWER-Opinion letters must be signed by
attorneys.
A brief summary of the holding and legal principles involved in a reported case, which is
followed by the court's official opinion is called: - ANSWER-A syllabus
The online citator for Lexis is __________. - ANSWER-Shepard's
A sentence written in a subject-verb-object sentence structure is written in the
__________. - ANSWER-active voice
What is NOT an advantage of online legal research? - ANSWER-The ability to locate
and print court cases and statutory provisions.
A publication in which court cases are published is called: - ANSWER-A reporter
An adversarial letter that attempts to persuade the reader to accept a position that is
favorable to the writer's client is called: - ANSWER-A demand letter
What information does Shepard's Citations NOT provide? - ANSWER-KeyCites
A note near the beginning of a reported case summarizing the court's ruling on an issue
of law is called: - ANSWER-A headnote
_______ is the portion of the court's reasoning that is not essential to the case at hand
and that is nonbinding. This portion includes comments used by the court to illustrate an
example and statements concerning a rule of law that is not essential to the case at
hand. - ANSWER-Dicta
A ____________ is a letter that states the substance of a previously conducted verbal
discussion to provide a permanent record of the conversation. - ANSWER-confirmation
letter
A second (or third) citation to another case reporter in which a case has been published
is called: - ANSWER-A parallel citation
____________ include decisions of the courts in the United States, statutes, rules and
regulations, presidential orders, and any documents that establish the law. - ANSWER-
Primary sources
The time factor is an important consideration in legal writing. Sometimes you will be
required to submit writings to a court by a certain date, which _________. - ANSWER-is
inflexible
What is true about opinion letters? - ANSWER-Opinion letters must be signed by
attorneys.
A brief summary of the holding and legal principles involved in a reported case, which is
followed by the court's official opinion is called: - ANSWER-A syllabus
The online citator for Lexis is __________. - ANSWER-Shepard's
A sentence written in a subject-verb-object sentence structure is written in the
__________. - ANSWER-active voice
What is NOT an advantage of online legal research? - ANSWER-The ability to locate
and print court cases and statutory provisions.
A publication in which court cases are published is called: - ANSWER-A reporter
An adversarial letter that attempts to persuade the reader to accept a position that is
favorable to the writer's client is called: - ANSWER-A demand letter
What information does Shepard's Citations NOT provide? - ANSWER-KeyCites
