Question 1

Why would you use a table of concordance?

To find the section

To check the definition of a term

To find the year of the statute

To find out whether the provision in a statute has been amended since the decision in the case was made

Question 2

A statute, also referred to as an act or legislation, is a

1- Secondary source of law

2- Law solely designed to create prohibitions and penalties

3- A piece of legislation endorsed by the Crown

4- Law created by Parliament or a provincial legislature

Question 3

After gathering the facts, the next step is to identify

1- The essential keywords of the matter

2- The client's objectives

3- The jurisdiction

4- The area of law

IncorrectQuestion 4

You are examining a reported case that you think might be helpful in a case matter you have taken on. The reported case is a very long and complicated written decision by the judge and you are trying to figure out the relevance of this case to yours.

Which part of a previous case might be binding on your present case?

1- Where the judge sets out his/her reasons for making the decision he/she is making.

2- Where the judge explains the relevant facts of the case.

3- Where the judge sets out which cases are binding on his decision.

4- Where the judge makes a statement that is obiter dicta.

IncorrectQuestion 5

The Canadian Abridgment's Canadian Statute Citations contains citations of cases that ____________ both federal and provincial/territorial statutes.

1- Summarize

2- Interpret

3- Discuss

4- Analyze

IncorrectQuestion 6

The CanLII websites are funded by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada with the goal of

1- Making Canadian law accessible at no charge

2- Ensuring that users have ease of use when searching legal sources

3- Providing access to precedent-setting cases

4- Creating national databases

IncorrectQuestion 7

CanLIIDocs and CanLII Connects contain _________________ sources such as commentary, books articles, journals, and newsletters.

1- General

2- Primary

3- Secondary

4- Specific

Question 8

Tess is working on a research project regarding a case the firm has taken on. She has a case that appears to support the position of the client, but it is 5 years old. Tess would like to find a way to update the case and find other cases that have considered or mentioned the case.

Which type of tool would be best for this task?

1- A legal encyclopedia, such as the Canadian Encyclopedic Digest.

2- Journal articles on the subject.

3- Canadian Abridgment Case Digests.

4- A case citator.

Question 9

2 / 2 pts

A case digest is

1- A multi-level classification system

2- A search tool used to locate digested cases

3- A summary of how a legal issue was decided in a particular case

4- Used to review complex legal matters

Question 10

Zoey is looking for a case that would be relevant to her research on a matter she has taken on. She was advised to look at case digests, but she does not know what they are.

Which of the following statements about case digests is true?

1- They are summaries of cases from Canadian courts and tribunals.

2- They are citations of Canadian cases.

3- They are a search tool for unreported cases.

4- They are finding tools used to find to locate discussions of legal topics.

Question 11

Case law is another name for

1- Decisions made by judges

2- By-laws

3- Regulations

4- Statutes

IncorrectQuestion 12

The ________________________ explains how to find information using the CED.

1- Table of cases

2- Research Guide

3- Table of statutes

4- Key

IncorrectQuestion 13

After reviewing the relevant paragraphs for the topic being researched in the CEDs, it is important to check the _____________________________ filed at the beginning of the subject title to see if there has been any change in the law.

1- Supplemental pages

2- Index key

3- Research Guide

4- Table of cases

Question 14

CEDs are organized

1- Alphabetically by subject title

2- Geographically

3- By the level of court

4- Chronologically

Question 15

Fred is working on a legal research project. He has some experience using a law library but he wants to get some experience with computerized sources.

He is looking for a service or services that will give him access to cases and legislation with finding and updating tools, but without costing him money.

Which source(s) would best suit his needs?

1- Websites hosted by lawyers.

2- CanLII and e-Laws.

3- Subscription to Law Journal

4- LexisNexis Quicklaw.

Question 16

A Boolean search requires the use of _______________ to set out how the search terms appear in combination.

1- Statements

2- Formulas

3- Connectors

4- Keywords

Question 17

Where would you look to determine if a legal issue is within the power of the federal or provincial government?

1- The Parliament of Canada

2- The Constitution

3- The Criminal Code

4- The Interpretation Act

IncorrectQuestion 18

For an appeal case in which there are majority opinions and a dissenting opinion,

1- The case is not binding

2- Only the majority ratio is binding

3- The case is considered persuasive

4- Only a definitive case is binding

Question 19

Although Ontario statutes may be accessed using a variety of online sources, the official version is available only on

1- CanLII

2- e-Laws

3- Quicklaw

4- Westlaw

Question 20

Federal statutes and regulations

1- Bind the courts only in the province or territory in which they were enacted

2- Are not binding anywhere

3- Bind only matters being heard federally

4- Bind all courts in all Canadian jurisdictions

IncorrectQuestion 21

_________________ are more specialized sources that you can use to locate specific statutes, regulations, bylaws, and cases.

1- General encyclopedias

2- User's guides

3- Finding tools

4- Tatute citators

Question 22

A headnote of a case precedes the other elements of a published case. The headnote is written by the

decision-maker

2- Judge

3- Editor of a legal publisher

4- Adjudicator

IncorrectQuestion 23

It is helpful to start research with secondary sources, using them to gain an understanding of the law. Helpful secondary sources include

1- Legal textbooks and general encyclopedias

2- Legal digests and textbooks

3- Legal encyclopedias and textbooks

4- Legal citatory and textbooks

IncorrectQuestion 24

0 / 2 pts

Regarding print research sources, an index is

1- A collection of words and phrases judicially defined

2- Information about how to use the source

3- An alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics with page numbers

4- A listing of chapters or articles with page numbers

Question 25

Conducting legal research related to a client matter involves several steps. The process begins with identifying what the client wants and determining the relevant facts. Once that information is gathered, it is necessary to identify the specific problem(s) that must be solved in order to provide the client with a solution to the problem.

Before embarking on legal research, one must examine the facts in order to identify the

1- Opposing party

2- Issues

3- Client

4- Disposition

IncorrectQuestion 26

The two main online subscription services used in Canada are

1- Canadian Abridgment Digests and Index to Canadian Legal Literature

2- Canadian Encyclopedic Digest and Halsbury's Laws of Canada

3- CanLII and e-Laws

4- LexisAdvance Quicklaw and WestlawNext Canada

IncorrectQuestion 27

The homepage of the online version of the CED displays a table of contents that lists all the _______________titles in the CED. It also acts as a hyperlink to access the full content.

1- Topic

2- Subject

3- Content

4- Heading

IncorrectQuestion 28

Regarding online searches, after identifying the legal issue to be researched and determining the relevant area of law, a researcher must identify and enter the appropriate

1- Descriptive words

2- Judicial words

3- Keywords

4- Legal words

IncorrectQuestion 29

Quicklaw's QuickCITE and WestlawNext Canada's KeyCite Canada are

1- Primary sources

2- Citators

3- Updating tools

4- Case citators

IncorrectQuestion 30

When conducting a plain language search using the online version of the CED, you may enter

1- Classification numbers

2- Subject titles

3- Complete sentences or descriptive terms

4- Operators and connectors

Question 31

When conducting research on a client matter, primary and secondary sources are used. An example of a primary research source is

1- An encyclopedia

2- A regulation

3- google

4- An authoritative textbook

Question 32

Inserting a _________________ connector between two keywords will locate documents that contain two keywords that are reasonably close to each other.

1- Boolean

2- Close

3- Proximity

4- Priority

Question 33

The ratio decidendi is Latin for ________________. The statement contains two elements: the pre-existing principle of law and the application of the principle to the facts.

1- "Reasons for disposition"

2- "In my view"

3- "Reason for deciding"

4- "In this case"

IncorrectQuestion 34

The purpose or function of regulations is to

1- Provide ministries with additional powers

2- Implement government policy

3- Provide details about how to carry out the enabling statute

4- Further complicate legislation

Question 35

Regulations can be created and amended by the government more quickly and easily than statutes can because

1- They are prepared by the leader of the party

2- There is no need to publish regulations

3- Regulations are not brought before the legislature to be voted on

4- They only go through two readings in the legislature

IncorrectQuestion 36

The easiest and most reliable way to determine whether there is a statute relevant to a research topic is to look at

1- Case law

2- General information on the topic in a secondary source

3- google

4- Provincial legislature websites

IncorrectQuestion 37

A book containing the text of court decisions will have a

1- User's guide

2- Index

3- Table of cases

4- Table of contents

Question 38

Regarding print research sources, the table of contents is

1- A listing of chapters or articles with page numbers

2- A collection of words and phrases judicially defined

3- Information about how to use the source

4- An alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics with page numbers

Question 39

To tell the computer to find all possible endings of a keyword, insert a __________ symbol at the end of the root word.

1- Boolean

2- Alternate ending

3- Substitution

4- Truncation

IncorrectQuestion 40

Once primary sources of law have been located, it is important to make sure that the statutes and regulations have not been amended or repealed and that the cases have not been overturned or their legal principles altered. Secondary sources used to do this are called

1- Tracking tools

2- Currency tools

3- Updating tools

4- Legal tools