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Law student practice quiz on the Bluebook (21st ed.), legal research, and legal writing.
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1
What rule/table(s) must you use to form a correct court and date parenthetical for a federal case citation?
T6 & T10
10.2.1(c) & T8
T7, T10.1, & T12
None. Just wing it.
2
In a case before the California Court of Appeals, what is binding authority?
California Trial Court Decisions
California Code of Regulations
The California Supreme Court Website
Supreme Court of Oregon Decisions
3
The "Cite As" citation in the header of a printed case is always in correct
Bluebook
form.
FALSE
TRUE
4
Create a date parenthetical for a 2005 Hawaii Supreme Court case published in West’s Hawaii Reports.
(West Haw. 2005).
(Haw. 2005).
(Hawaii 2005).
(2005).
5
Short cite to pages 3045 to 3049 of the Brown case, in volume 7 of United States Reports.
Brown, 7 U.S. at, 3045-49.
Brown, 7 U.S. at 3045-3049.
Brown, 7 U.S. At 3045-49.
Brown, 7 U.S. at 3045-49.
6
Shepard's and KeyCite are what?
Secondary Sources
Citators
Search Engines
Citation Style Guides
7
Order the following signals if used in the same citation: See also; See generally; E.g.,; and Accord.
E.g.,; Accord; See also; See generally
Accord; e.g.,; see also. See generally
Accord; e.g.,; see also; see generally
E.g.,; accord; see also. See generally
8
Spot the Error (STE): In June 2022, Simpson was diagnosed with ALS by Dr. Johnson.
Dangling Participle
Passive Voice
Punctuation
Nominalization
9
Create a date parenthetical for a 2010 South Carolina Court of Appeals case in South Carolina Reports.
(2010).
(Ct. App. 2010).
(S.C. App. 2010).
(S.C. Ct. App. 2010).
10
What word in a case name should not be abbreviated in a citation that is part of a textual sentence?
Association
Company
Limited
Consolidated
11
What is the correct cite to Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure?
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12.
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12
FED. R. CIV. P. 12.
Fed. Rule Civ. P. 12.
12
Which of these verbs is generally NOT a proper beginning of an explanatory parenthetical?
(concluding . . . )
(weighing . . . )
(holds . . . )
(reasoning . . . )
13
This is a test question worth no points. 1+1+1-1+1 = ?
4
3
2
1
14
Which of these parentheticals correctly indicates a justice's non-majority opinion?
(Scalia, dissenting in part and concurring in part)
(Kennedy, J., concurring)
(Roberts, C.J., dissent)
(Kennedy, J., Concurring)
15
Which secondary source best identifies persuasive authority and compares how different jurisdictions address an issue?
Legal Encyclopedias
Restatements of the Law
American Law Reports
Treatises
16
STE: After lots of hard work, the fall semester is almost over.
Punctuation!
Dangling Modifier
Comma Use
Adjective-Noun Agreement
17
STE: Armando called EnviroEquipment's customer service, he was not able to get a refund.
Dangling Modifying
Misplaced Modifier
Comma Splice
Throat Clearing Language
18
STE: It is interesting to note that most inmates do not qualify for compassion release.
Misplaced Modifier
Legalese
Passive Voice
Throat Clearing
19
In a practitioner document, write the number that is the answer to 25x2.
27
I don't do math.
50
fifty
20
In a memo, what is the abbreviation for the preferred code in Arizona?
Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann.
Ariz. Stat.
Ariz. Rev. Stat.
ARIZ. STAT. ANN.
21
Which signal should you use if the cited authority supports a proposition contrary to the main proposition?
Contra
[No Signal]
But see
Compare
22
What is the
Bluebook
abbreviation for the American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law?
Am. U.J. Gender Soc. Pol'y. & Law
A.U. J. Gender Soc. Poly. & Law
Am. U. J. Gender Soc. Pol'y & L.
Am. U. J. of Gender Soc. Pol'y & the L.
23
Which of the following statute short forms is correct?
§ 21.84(d-f).
§§ 2975(a), (d).
§ 1289(a), 1290(c).
§ 1983(b)-(e), (g).
24
What is the preferred reporter for an Illinois Supreme Court decision issued in 1883?
West's Illinois Decisions
Illinois Reports
Illinois Official Reports
North Eastern Reporter
25
How are Digests organized?
Reverse Chronologically
Chronologically
By Topic
Alphabetically by Case Name
26
FINAL QUESTION: Which Bluebook rule governs Sections and Paragraphs?
8(a)
5.2
3.3
6.1
27
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of pre-search filtering?
Limiting the Search Scope
Faster Searching
Saving Money
Broader Search Results
28
Which of the following is NOT required formatting for block quotes?
Single Spacing
Full Justify
Surrounding Quotation Marks
Left and Right Indent
29
What section of the
Bluebook
governs the typeface of practitioner citations (and Legal Rhetoric citations)?
The Tables
The Bluepages
The White Pages
The Index
30
STE: Professor Egan will be editing memos, grading exams, and drinks a lot of coffee.
Parallel Structure
Nominalization
Passive Voice
Throat Clearing Language
31
Which of the following is NOT a form of statutory law?
Codes
Congressional Reports
Session Laws
Slip Laws
32
Which of the following is NOT a primary authority?
Federal Rules of Evidence
FDA Regulations
State Constitutions
Restatement of Torts
33
STE: The law student sent in an application for a job at the Department of Justice.
Subject-Verb Agreement
Passive Voice
Punctuation
Nominalization
34
What is the reporter abbreviation for the Federal Supplement, Second Series? Presume no word limits in this document.
F.Supp.2d
Fed. Supp. 2nd
F. Supp. 2d
F. Supp.2d
35
Create a date parenthetical for a case from the Massachusetts Appeals Court published in 2006 in N.E.3d.
(App. Ct. 2006).
(Mass. Ct. App. 2006).
(Mass. App. Ct. 2006).
(2006).
36
Create a date parenthetical for state statute materials that appear in the 1999 main volume and the 2004 supplement.
(1999, Supp. 2004).
(1999 & Supp. 2004).
(Supp. 2004).
(1999 and Supp. 2004).
37
STE: Albeit severe, Simpson's aforementioned condition is heretofore sufficient for compassionate release.
Punctuations
Legalese
Comma Splice
Throat Clearing
