QUESTION 1

Legal researchers cite to legal encyclopedias when writing.

True

False

QUESTION 2

The Restatements are very prestigious secondary sources.

True

False

QUESTION 3

Legal researchers rely on secondary authorities to explain the law in a narrative format.

True

False

QUESTION 4

Uniform Laws or Uniform Acts are secondary sources until a state adopts the act.

True

False

QUESTION 5

The United States Code is only available in hard copy.

True

False

QUESTION 6

The most cost effective way to access the United States Code is through the government websites.

True

False

QUESTION 7

The United States Code accessed on uscode.house.gov and on govinfo.gov is highly reliable and authenticated.

True

False

QUESTION 8

You must validate, with either Shepard's or KeyCite, any code section that you rely on.

True

False

QUESTION 9

Legislative history is primary authority.

True

False

QUESTION 10

Legislative history is time consuming and expensive to perform.

True

False

QUESTION 11

You should start your research by performing a legislative history.

True

False

QUESTION 12

U.S.C.C.A.N. is the most efficient tool to use to compile a legislative history for a law that was enacted in the last 50 years.

True

False

QUESTION 13

Secondary sources are good finding tools because they provide citations to promary authority in many cases.

True

False

QUESTION 14

Legislative history is the best source to find the legal meaning of a word or phrase.

True

False

QUESTION 15

The federal constitution takes precedence over any state constitution.

True

False