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Finding and Evaluating Legal Sources

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a primary legal source?

  1. Statutes
  2. Regulations
  3. Case law
  4. Legal encyclopedias
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the highest court in the United States?

  1. Supreme Court of the United States
  2. Court of Appeals
  3. District Court
  4. State Supreme Court
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the official reporter of the Supreme Court of the United States?

  1. United States Reports
  2. Supreme Court Reporter
  3. Federal Reporter
  4. Federal Supplement
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of legal citation?

  1. Bluebook citation
  2. ALWD citation
  3. MLA citation
  4. APA citation
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the purpose of a legal memorandum?

  1. To provide a legal analysis of a particular issue
  2. To persuade a court to adopt a particular position
  3. To provide a summary of the law on a particular topic
  4. To provide a detailed explanation of a legal concept
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of legal research?

  1. Primary research
  2. Secondary research
  3. Legislative research
  4. Historical research
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the online database that contains the full text of federal and state statutes?

  1. LexisNexis
  2. Westlaw
  3. HeinOnline
  4. Google Scholar
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of legal periodical?

  1. Law review
  2. Journal of law
  3. Legal newspaper
  4. Popular magazine
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the legal encyclopedia that provides an overview of the law on a variety of topics?

  1. American Jurisprudence 2d
  2. Corpus Juris Secundum
  3. West's Encyclopedia of American Law
  4. Black's Law Dictionary
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of legal dictionary?

  1. Black's Law Dictionary
  2. Ballentine's Law Dictionary
  3. Webster's New World Law Dictionary
  4. Oxford English Dictionary
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the legal citation style that is used by most law reviews and journals?

  1. Bluebook citation
  2. ALWD citation
  3. MLA citation
  4. APA citation
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