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Advanced Authority


Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 1. 
What courts could possibly be mandatory on the Federal Trial Court in your jurisdiction?
 a.
the U.S. Circuit Court in your jurisdiction
 b.
the U.S. District Court in your jurisdiction
 c.
the U.S. Supreme Court
 

 2. 
If your attorney is arguing a case in highest state court in your jurisdiction (usually called the Supreme Court in your state), and you find a relevant case from the U.S. Supreme Court, what kind of authority would that be?
 a.
primary/mandatory
 b.
primary/persuasive
 c.
secondary/persuasive
 

 3. 
If your attorney is arguing a case in the Federal Circuit Court in your jurisdiction, and you find a relevant case from another Federal Circuit Court, what kind of authority would that be?
 a.
primary/mandatory
 b.
primary/persuasive
 c.
secondary/persuasive
 

 4. 
If your attorney is arguing a case in the Federal Circuit Court in your jurisdiction, and you find a relevant case from the Federal District Court in your jurisdiction, what kind of authority would that be?
 a.
primary/mandatory
 b.
primary/persuasive
 c.
secondary/persuasive
 

 5. 
Mandatory authority must be:
 a.
from a higher court
 b.
from the same level or higher court
 c.
within the appropriate jurisdiction
 

 6. 
If your attorney is arguing a case in the state trial court in your jurisdiction, and you find a relevant case from the Federal Circuit Court in your jurisdiction, what kind of authority would that be?
 a.
primary/mandatory
 b.
primary/persuasive
 c.
secondary/persuasive
 

 7. 
What courts could possibly be mandatory on your state’s Court of Appeals?
 a.
your state’s trial court
 b.
your state’s highest court
 c.
the U.S. Supreme Court
 

 8. 
If your attorney is arguing a case in the highest state court in your jurisdiction (usually titled your state’s Supreme Court), and you find a relevant case from the Court of Appeals in your state (assuming your state has one), what kind of authority would that be?
 a.
primary/mandatory
 b.
primary/persuasive
 c.
secondary/persuasive
 

 9. 
If your attorney is arguing a case in the state trial court in your jurisdiction, and you find a relevant case from another state’s highest court, what kind of authority would that be?
 a.
primary/mandatory
 b.
primary/persuasive
 c.
secondary/persuasive
 

 10. 
What courts could possibly be mandatory on your state’s trial court?
 a.
your state’s court of appeals (assuming it has one)
 b.
your state’s highest court
 c.
the U.S. Supreme Court
 

 11. 
What courts could possibly be mandatory on your state’s highest court?
 a.
your state’s court of appeals (assuming it has one)
 b.
your state’s highest court
 c.
the U.S. Supreme Court
 

 12. 
Persuasive authority can be:
 a.
from a lower court
 b.
from the same level
 c.
from any jurisdiction within the U.S.
 

 13. 
Authority which the court can follow is called:
 a.
mandatory
 b.
persuasive
 c.
perfunctory
 

 14. 
If your attorney is arguing a case in the Federal Circuit Court your jurisdiction, and you find a relevant case from the highest court in your state (usually titled your state’s Supreme Court), what kind of authority would that be?
 a.
primary/mandatory
 b.
primary/persuasive
 c.
secondary/persuasive
 

 15. 
Authority which the court must follow is called:
 a.
mandatory
 b.
persuasive
 c.
perfunctory
 

 16. 
What courts could possibly be mandatory on the Federal Circuit Court in your jurisdiction?
 a.
the U.S. Circuit Court in your jurisdiction
 b.
the U.S. District Court in your jurisdiction
 c.
the U.S. Supreme Court
 

 17. 
If your attorney is arguing a case in the Federal District Court in your jurisdiction, and you find a relevant case from the Federal Circuit Court in your jurisdiction, what kind of authority would that be?
 a.
primary/mandatory
 b.
primary/persuasive
 c.
secondary/persuasive
 

 18. 
On what courts could the U.S. District Court in your jurisdiction be mandatory?
 a.
the U.S. Circuit Court in your jurisdiction
 b.
the U.S. District Courts in other jurisdictions
 c.
the state courts in your jurisdiction
 d.
none of the above
 

 19. 
If your attorney is arguing a case in your state’s trial court, and you find a relevant case from your state’s highest court (usually called Supreme Court), what kind of authority would that be?
 a.
primary/mandatory
 b.
primary/persuasive
 c.
secondary/persuasive
 

 20. 
Which of the following would typically be considered non-authority
 a.
an invalid case or statute
 b.
an index
 c.
a case not relevant to the research subject matter
 



 

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