Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What's the difference between official and unofficial? a. | only the
official is primary authority | c. | the official is
published by the government | b. | only the unofficial is primary
authority | d. | all of the
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2.
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I
still don't get parallel cites. Why would two different publications publish the exact same
case? a. | money | c. | money | b. | money | d. | all of the above | | | | |
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Yes/No
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3.
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Is
the skill of citation form important?
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4.
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OK,
so parallel cites are the same case published in two different books. But do you really have to cite
both?
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5.
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Will
there always be a parallel cite?
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6.
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Let's
take a cite: Him v. Her, 354 P.2d 482 (Colo. 1975). Does the Colo. in parenthesis stand
for the state of Colorado?
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7.
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So if
the attorney has the choice of buying the official or unofficial publication, she or he will buy the
official. Right?
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8.
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The
Manual says that the Bluebook only requires the official cite when
citing U.S. Supreme Court cases. So do I have to cite the parallel cites?
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9.
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Are
Bluebook and Uniform System of Citation the same thing?
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