Legal Research and Writing I Ch.5

When conducting digest research, if no state or regional digest is available, refer to the: a. American Digest b. Federal Digest c. General Digest d. Decennial Digest

a. American Digest

Encyclopedias: a. Summarize the law b. All of the answers are correct. c. Provide in-depth coverage of specific topics d. Analyze the law

a. Summarize the law

A disadvantage of state citators is: a. They do not include citations from other states b. All of the answers are correct. c. They do not include citations from the U.S. Supreme Court d. They do not include citations from federal cases

a. They do not include citations from other states

American Law Reports includes practice pointers. a. True b. False

a. true

Checking the validity of a case or statute is commonly called Shepardizing, regardless of whether Shepard's or KeyCite is used. a. True b. False

a. true

Corpus Juris Secundum is larger than American Jurisprudence Second. a. True b. False

a. true

In American Law Reports, the annotations following a court opinion may run 100 pages or longer. a. True b. False

a. true

Just as legal researchers must Shepardize case law to determine whether it is "good law," they must also Shepardize statutory and constitutional provisions, administrative regulations, and court rules. a. True b. False

a. true

The state digests include the reported state court decisions, as well as federal court decisions arising in the state. a. True b. False

a. true

With Westlaw, KeyCite is used instead of Shepard's. a. True b. false

a. true

Every court opinion published in West's reporters is linked to digests through the use of headnotes. a. True b. False

a.true

Treatises: a. Include practice tips and legal forms b. All of the answers are correct. c. Provide in-depth coverage of specific topics d. Analyze the law

b. All of the answers are correct.

Which of the following is NOT a category in West's digests? a. Property b. Corporations c. Torts d. Crimes

b. Corporations

American Law Reports does NOT include: a. Case summaries from other jurisdictions b. None of the answers is correct. c. Opinions from leading state and federal courts d. Analysis of legal issues

b. None of the answers is correct.

A yellow triangle in Shepard's warns that the validity of the case has been questioned by another jurisdiction. a. True b. False

b. false

Digests are updated through the use of addendums. a. True b. False

b. false

Legal encyclopedias are designed to provide in-depth coverage of specific areas of the law. a. True b. False

b. false

Shepard's Summary provides a list of subsequent history and citing references with analysis. a. True b. False

b. false

When conducting digest research, the quickest way to locate other cases is to go to the table of cases. a. True b. False

b. false

Fletcher Cyclopedia Corporations is an example of a legal encyclopedia. a. True b. False

b.false

Treatises are not useful for locating cases. a. True b. False

b.false

When using treatises, research usually begins by: a. Reviewing the table of contents b. Finding a reference from another source c. Consulting the index d. Searching the table of cases

c. Consulting the index

In American Law Reports, the section that briefly describes the topic of the annotation and cites the case used to illustrate the topic is called the: a. Summary and comment b. Annotations c. Prefatory statement d. Scope

c. Prefatory statement

With the use of Shepard's online, the name of the feature that lists the number of references is: a. Shepard's for Validation b. Shepard's for Research c. Shepard's Summary d. Shepard's Alerts

c. Shepard's Summary

The signal that warns of some negative history in KeyCite is a: a. Red flag b. Yellow triangle c. Yellow flag d. Letter in orange square

c. Yellow flag