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Introduction to Legal Research



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

What does Am. Jur. stand for?
a.
American Jurisdiction
b.
American Juris Secundum
c.
None of the above
 

 2. 

Who publishes Corpus Juris Secundum?
a.
West Publishing Company
b.
Lawyer’s Cooperative Publishing Company
c.
the government
 

 3. 

How do Am. Jur. 2d and C.J.S. update hard copy law library versions of the volumes?
a.
supplements (often called pocket parts)
b.
new volumes
c.
online databases
 

 4. 

State and federal codes usually contain what?
a.
cases
b.
statutes
c.
Both of the above
 

 5. 

A.L.R. is considered primary authority since it contains cases.
a.
true
b.
false
c.
I am really not sure!
 

 6. 

Which of the following contain primary authority?
a.
Reports
b.
Reporters
c.
Both of the above
 

 7. 

What do reports and reporters contain?
a.
cases
b.
statutes
c.
secondary authority
 

 8. 

When researching A.L.R. in the law library, the researcher should always check what?
a.
the pocket part
b.
the table of contents
c.
Both of the above
 

 9. 

When researching online, this is the equivalent of an index in the law library publications.
a.
the database
b.
the search query
c.
the text box
 

 10. 

How do Am. Jur. 2d and C.J.S. update online versions of the volumes?
a.
supplements
b.
new volumes
c.
online databases
 

 11. 

When researching online, a publication (such as Am. Jur. 2d or C.J.S.) is usually called a:
a.
the database
b.
the search query
c.
the text box
 

 12. 

What does C.J.S. stand for?
a.
Corpus Juris Secundum
b.
Central Justice Service
c.
Court Judicial Systems
 

 13. 

What research system was created by West Publishing?
a.
The Key Number System
b.
The Total Client Service Library
c.
None of the above
 

 14. 

A.L.R. contains not only cases, but also:
a.
an annotation discussing issues relevant to the case
b.
research tools and references
c.
Both of the above
 

 15. 

How do the encyclopedias refer the researcher to additional authorities?
a.
by annotations
b.
by footnote references
c.
by the index
 

 16. 

What is the difference between and official and an unofficial publication?
a.
The official is published by the government
b.
The unofficial is published by the government
c.
Both of the above
 

 17. 

This book annotates selected cases.
a.
Am. Jur. 2d
b.
A.L.R.
c.
C.J.S.
 

 18. 

What is generally the difference between a report and a reporter?
a.
a report is official and a reporter is unofficial
b.
a report is unofficial and a reporter is official
c.
a report contains statutes and a reporter contains cases
 

 19. 

Where would a researcher generally begin researching in a law library set of books such as encyclopedias?
a.
the Table of Contents
b.
the Appendix
c.
the Index
 

 20. 

How many national legal encyclopedias are there?
a.
one
b.
two
c.
three
 

 21. 

When researching online, what is the first thing a researcher needs to locate?
a.
a search query
b.
a database
c.
primary authority
 

 22. 

Why is it important to know who publishes the encyclopedias?
a.
It’s not
b.
Because the research systems differ depending on the publisher
c.
Because the color of the books differ
 



 

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