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Last Day of Fall 2023
Last Day of Fall 2023
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1
The currency date and the effective date of a statute are the same.
True
False
2
The R in IRAC stands for:
Read
Rule
Rationale
Reflection
3
Every rule explanation paragraph in my memo should have a hook or focus sentence introducing 1 rule or legal principle.
False
True
4
What is dicta?
A hypothetical that discusses facts not actually before the court
The history of a legal concept
Language that is unnecessary to the court's decision
Binding language in the court's opinion
5
1.Select what is missing from this cite:
Howard v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
, 160 F.3d 358, 360 (7
th
Cir.).
Howard's first name
Date of the decision
Date I accessed the case
The court's identity
6
All the below are cases that we have discussed this term except:
Reickert
Molley
Warren
Sinai
7
The correct abbreviation for Environmental is:
Envirnmt
Env'mt
Env't
Envt
8
For the formatting guidelines in this class, I am supposed to put two spaces after each period.
False
True
9
Under ALWD, you must italicize all the options below except:
Possessive endings added to a case
Case names in a short cite
Punctuation within a case name
Case names in a long cite
10
The hook or focus sentence of a rule application paragraph should contain the following:
Your fact conclusion on the rule explained in the corresponding RE
Your RA paragraph does not need a focus sentence
A restatement of the rule explained in the corresponding RE
Facts you want to highlight
11
The main roadmap paragraph contains:
Rules from broad to narrow to determine specific legal question
Overall fact conclusion on the specific legal questions
Both Circle (yellow) and Diamond (blue)
Case illustrations
12
A majority opinion is:
Opinion that lacks enough votes to be a majority
Opinion joined by 1+ judges who agree on judgment but on different grounds
Opinion joined by more than half the judges considering the case
Opinion by 1+ judges who disagree with the decision
13
When quoting a source with spelling errors, you must correct the error and indicate it with a bracket.
False
True
14
It is okay to cite the summary at the beginning of a case on Westlaw or Lexis.
True
False
15
When approaching a new problem, you must do all of the following except:
Gather facts
Research the area of law in a comparable jurisdiction
Identify the hierarchy of the law
Identify the specific legal question
16
If the pinpoint page is the same as the initial page, you do not have to repeat it.
True
False
17
How many points is the final memo worth?
25
30
40
20
