Unit 5 Midterm Exam PA 201

Question Type:
# Of Questions:
# Correct:
True/False
9
9
Multiple Choice
11
10

Grade Details - All Questions

Question 1.
Question :
Headnotes derive from court opinions themselves; thus, they may be quoted from in a brief or other document.

Student Answer: True

False

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Question 2.
Question :
Rules or regulations promulgated by our federal or state agencies are persuasive at best.

Student Answer: True

False

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Question 3.
Question :
To update a case when using Westlaw, you would be using:

Student Answer: A legal dictionary

Keycite

Shepards

A Legal Encyclopedia

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Question 4.
Question :
Once one understands how to use LexisNexis or Westlaw effectively, there is no longer any need to use conventional print sources.

Student Answer: True

False

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Question 5.
Question :
Boolean searching usually produces more precise results than natural language searching.

Student Answer: True

False

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Question 6.
Question :
How many federal circuit courts of appeal are there?

Student Answer: 11

13

3

one in each state

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Question 7.
Question :
The legislative branch of the federal government creates:

Student Answer: Case law

Codes

Administrative Regulations

All of the above

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Question 8.
Question :
Which of the following is a primary source of law:

Student Answer: Black’s law dictionary

Corpus Juris Secundum

A state court opinion

An American Law Report

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Question 9.
Question :
Which of the following is true about Natural Language Searching:

Student Answer: You can only do this type of search on Lexis.

It includes putting terms and Connectors together to find your sources.

This is the way you can limit by dates when doing a legal search.

Using this type of search method you can type in a simple question, without the