Midterm

Question 1

Primary Authority

Answer 1

(1) Constitutions, (2) Statutes, (3) Administrative Regulations, (4) Case Law

Question 2

Case Law Authority

Answer 2

Could be mandatory or persuasive authority depending on the jurisdiction

Question 3

Secondary Authority

Answer 3

(1) Legal Encyclopedias, (2) American Law Reports (ALRs), (3) Legal Periodicals, (4) Treatises, (5) Restatements, (6) Model Rules and Uniform Codes (5 & 6 can become primary if adopted by a court or legislature)

Question 4

Unofficial Reporter Case Citation

Answer 4

[Volume] [Reporter Abbreviation] [Edition] [Starting Page Number] (State Abbreviation and Year).

Question 5

How to find Secondary Sources Online

Answer 5

Find by Citation, Search by Subject, Keyword Search (terms and connectors; natural language)

Question 6

E-Resource Finding Tools

Answer 6

Search Box, Advanced Searching Option, Table of Contents Search, Index Search

Question 7

Print Resources Finding Tools

Answer 7

Index and/or table of contents

Question 8

Finding Tools in Secondary Sources

Answer 8

Table of Cases and/or Table of Laws and Rules, Popular Names Table; available in print and e-resources

Question 9

In Print Currency

Answer 9

New Editions, Pocket Parts, Supplemental or Cumulative Pamphlets, Interfiling New Pages

Question 10

Westlaw Currency

Answer 10

Scope Information (“i”), “database updated” information, copyright

Question 11

Lexis+ Currency

Answer 11

“View information for this source,” copyright

Question 12

Generating Search Terms

Answer 12

Who-Parties, What-describe key facts, Where-what is the jurisdiction, When-dates, legal issue, potential claims and defenses, relief sought

Question 13

TARC

Answer 13

Terms, Alternates, Roots, Connectors

Question 14

Within Source Searches

Answer 14

Find by Citation, Find by Subject (topic), keyword search

Question 15

National Legal Encyclopedias

Answer 15

American Jurisprudence 2d, AmJur2d (West); Corpus Juris Secundum, CJS (West)

Question 16

American Jurisprudence 2d Citation

Answer 16

[Vol.]Am.Jur. 2d [Topic Name] [Section Number] (Date)

Question 17

State Legal Encyclopedias

Answer 17

Non-exhaustive list; not all states have an encyclopedias; Georgia Jurisprudence, Florida Jurisprudence, Strong’s North Carolina Index, TN Jurisprudence, Michie’s Jurisprudence of VA & WV, NY Jurisprudence, SC Jurisprudence

Question 18

American Law Reports (ALR) Finding Tools

Answer 18

ALR Index, Table of Jurisdictions Represented (aka The Jurisdictional Table of Cited Statutes and Cases)

Question 19

American Law Reports Currency

Answer 19

In “History” tab in Westlaw

Question 20

Reporters Defined

Answer 20

Sets of books with selected judicial opinions; published in chronological order by date of decision; official or unofficial; may contain editorial enhancements for efficient researching; single jurisdiction or group of jurisdictions

Question 21

GA Official Reporters

Answer 21

(Supremes and Court of App., no trial court.)
Georgia Reports (Ga.)
Georgia Appeals Reports (Ga. App.)

Question 22

GA Unofficial Reporters

Answer 22

West’s South Eastern Reporter (S.E., S.E.2d), with editorial enhancements

Question 23

Where to find very recent published opinions?

Answer 23

Published as “slip opinions”
In print- called “advanced sheets”
online- usually published on court website (ex. Ga. Sup. Ct. website)

Question 24

U.S. Supreme Court Official Reporter

Answer 24

U.S. Reports (U.S.)

Question 25

U.S. Supreme Court Unofficial Reporter

Answer 25

U.S. Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) and U.S. Supreme Court Reports, L.Ed. (L.Ed.)

Question 26

U.S. Court of Appeals Reporter

Answer 26

Federal Reporter (F.)