Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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This is legal
commentary. a. | a digest | c. | an
index | b. | an annotation | d. | none of the
above |
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2.
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Which of the following
contain(s) federal statutes? a. | U.S.C. | c. | U.S.C.S. | b. | U.S.C.A. | d. | all of the above |
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3.
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A law book that acts as an index to case law
is:
a. | a reporter | c. | a
digest | b. | a treatise | d. | an
encyclopedia |
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4.
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Your attorney has found a valid case from the U.S. Supreme
Court that was decided just last month. He is arguing a matter in the U.S. Supreme Court.
What kind of authority would that case be?
a. | primary/mandatory | c. | secondary/persuasive | b. | primary/persuasive | d. | non-authority |
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Which comes first in a citation, if there is
one?
a. | the official cite | c. | the parallel
cite | b. | the unofficial cite | d. | any of the
above |
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Digests are generally considered what kind of
authority?
a. | primary | c. | non-authority | b. | secondary | d. | none of the above |
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7.
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When creating a legal
document, a paralegal should: a. | utilize form books | c. | always start
from scratch | b. | look for templates or forms
within the firm’s computers | d. | both a and b |
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8.
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Which of the following
contain(s) the official federal statutes? a. | U.S.C. | c. | U.S.C.S. | b. | U.S.C.A. | d. | all of the above |
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9.
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The most widely used system
of research is often referred to as: a. | Blue Book | c. | Pocket
Part | b. | Shepard’s | d. | all of the
above |
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10.
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Which of the following would
be mandatory for the Colorado Court of Appeals? a. | Smith v.
Jones, 298 F.Supp. 467 (D.Nev.
1967) | b. | Us v. Them, 482 Colo. 934, 927 P.2d 14 (1999) | c. | Neither of the above | d. | Both a and b |
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