Federal Statutes
Researching


1. Which of the following contains the official federal statutes?

U.S.C.A.
U.S.C.S.
U.S.C.

2. Which of the following contains unofficial federal statutes?

U.S.C.A.
U.S.C.S.
both of the above

3. Which of the following contains primary authority?

U.S.C.
U.S.C.A. and U.S.C.S.
All of the above

4. When citing federal statutes, a paralegal should:

simply cite the official
simply cite the unofficial
cite whatever publication you are in

5. What is the difference between the official and the unofficial publications of federal statutes?

only the official may be used
the unofficial publications contain different statutes
the unofficial publications provide research references

6. § means:

section
chapter
subsection

7. §§ means:

sections
chapters
subsection