Supreme Court of the United States and Question

Date and Time Started:
12/16/2014 11:13:15 PM
Time Spent:
15 min , 43 secs
Points Received:
48 / 80 (60%)

Question Type:
# Of Questions:
# Correct:
True/False
11
6
Multiple Choice
8
5
Matching
1
1

Grade Details - All Questions

Question 1.
Question :
One should always use a capital “C” for “court.”

Student Answer: True False Comments:

Question 2.
Question :
When the U.S. Supreme Court, in its discretion, decides to take a case, it is said that the Court has:

Student Answer: acted in conference certified the case granted certiorari acted en banc Comments:

Question 3.
Question :
Any case decided by the highest court in a state may be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Student Answer: True False Comments:

Question 4.
Question :
A dissenting opinion is persuasive only.

Student Answer: True False Comments:

Question 5.
Question :
A law that is intended to benefit only one person or a small group of people is called:

Student Answer: A private Law An official Law A public Law None of the above Comments:

Question 6.
Question :
Identify each of the following as either a primary or a secondary source:

Student Answer: : Black’s Law Dictionary or an article by Supreme Court Justice Scalia1 : Secondary : The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, The federal law relating to kidnapping, or the caseBrown v. Board of Education2 : Primary Comments:

Question 7.
Question :
A type of searching called Boolean searching means:

Student Answer: To use a natural language search query To search using special terms and connectors To search using a legal dictionary All of the above Comments:

Question 8.
Question :
To update a case when using Westlaw, you would be using:

Student Answer: A legal dictionary Keycite Shepards A Legal Encyclopedia Comments:

Question 9.
Question :
Once one understands how to use LexisNexis or Westlaw effectively, there is no longer any need to use