Deck 6: Secondary Authorityperiodicals, Restatements, Uniform Laws, Dictionaries, Legislative History, and Other Secondary Authorities

Question 1

Beginning with Restatement Second, cumulative appendix volumes have been added.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

There is currently a Restatement for security law.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Loose-leaf services are publications that focus on a specific area of law and include primary authority, such as statutes, regulations, and summaries of court and administrative decisions.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

One source for obtaining legislative history is the Congressional Information Service.

Question 5

Law review articles may be authored by law professors or law students.

Question 6

A uniform law is a secondary authority source that may become primary authority if it is adopted by a state legislature.

Question 7

The Index to Legal Periodicals and the Current Law Index are available on Westlaw and LexisNexis.

Question 8

Included with each Restatement of the law is a digest.

Question 9

Words and Phrases includes only terms that have been defined in federal and state court opinions.

Question 10

Model acts are drafted for those situations in which a state does not intend to adopt an entire law but intends to modify a uniform law to meet the state's requirements.

Question 11

Uniform laws are available on Westlaw but not on LexisNexis.

Question 12

If you want to determine what your state requires to establish a negligence claim, you can consult the state's approved jury instructions.

Question 13

The Index to Legal Periodicals includes a subject/author index and a table of cases.

Question 14

A law review article usually provides an analysis and critique of a legal topic that is less in-depth than a treatise.

Question 15

Restatements are available on both Westlaw and LexisNexis.

Question 16

The Congressional Information Service is available on Westlaw and LexisNexis.

Question 17

Black's Law Dictionary is available on Westlaw and LexisNexis.

Question 18

Restatements are frequently cited by courts but are not accorded greater recognition than treatises.

Question 19

Commercial publications, such as the Journal of Taxation, are considered one of the categories of legal periodicals.

Question 20

Legislative history is primary authority.

Question 21

Restatements of the Law have which of the following features?

A)Comments
B)Reporters' notes
C)Cross-references
D)All of the above
E)Answers a and b above
F)Answers a and c above

Question 22

The main sources of legislative history mentioned in the text are:

A)Congressional bills
B)Committee hearings
C)Committee reports
D)Congressional debates
E)All of the above
F)Answers b, c, and d above

Question 23

To locate a model text from which a law may be crafted, a researcher should consult:

A)A treatise
B)The ALR
C)A legal dictionary
D)A uniform law

Question 24

To obtain the legal meaning of a term used in the law, a researcher should consult:

A)Restatements of the Law
B)A law review article
C)A legal dictionary
D)A uniform law

Question 25

Which of the following are categories of legal periodicals?

A)Legal newsletters
B)Law reviews
C)Legal association publications
D)Legal newspapers
E)All of the above
F)Answers b and c above

Question 26

Law reviews usually include:

A)A digest
B)Notes and comments
C)Book reviews
D)A table of statutes
E)All of the above
F)Answers b, c, and d above
G)Answers b and c above

Question 27

To obtain an in-depth analysis and critique of a specific legal topic, a researcher should refer to:

A)Restatements of the Law
B)A legal encyclopedia
C)A legal periodical
D)A digest

Question 28

To determine the elements of a specific cause of action in a state, a researcher should consult:

A)The ALR
B)Restatements of the Law
C)A legal encyclopedia
D)The state's jury instructions on the cause of action
E)All of the above
F)None of the above

Question 29

To locate a specific topic in Restatements of the Law, a researcher should consult the:

A)Alphabetical index
B)Table of contents
C)Appendix volume
D)Topic digest
E)All of the above
F)Answers a, b, and c above
G)Answers a and b above

Question 30

Uniform laws may be located through the use of:

A)West Uniform Laws Digest
B)Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition
C)Reference from another source, such as a court opinion
D)Uniform Laws Annotated Research Guide
E)All of the above
F)Answers b and c above

Question 31

Uniform Laws Annotated includes which of the following features?

A)A table of cases
B)A digest of court opinions interpreting the uniform law
C)Commissioners' notes
D)A new topic service
E)All of the above
F)None of the above

Question 32

Legislative history is composed of:

A)Committee reports
B)Transcripts of hearings
C)Statements of legislators concerning the legislation
D)Other materials published for use in regard to the specific law
E)All of the above
F)Answers a, b, and c above

Question 33

Which of the following is a research tool designed to help a researcher locate specific articles?

A)Current Law Index
B)American Legal Periodical Review
C)Index to Legal Periodicals
D)Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
E)All of the above
F)Answers a, b, and c above.

Question 34

Which of the following is a source for citing Restatements ?

A)Bluebook
B)AWLD Guide
C)Federal Register
D)Congressional Record
E)All of the above
F)Answers a and b above

Question 35

To locate a standardized definition or statement of the law and reasons in support of the definition or statement, a researcher should refer to:

A)Restatements of the Law
B)The ALR
C)The ACJS
D)A legal dictionary