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ASSIGNMENT 2
Textbook Assignment:
The Law Library
2-18, and Court
and Legal Research, chapter 2, pages 2-1 through
Reporting, chapter 3, pages 3-1 through 3-34.
2-1.
What should be your first task when
2-6.
assigned as the law library
librarian?
1.
Inventory the library
2.
Make sure all materials are up
to date
3.
Account for all materials on
loan
2-7.
4.
Know what materials are
contained in the library and
where they are located
2-2.
In addition to primary sources,
2-3.
2-4.
2-5.
into what additional basic
category(ies) is/are legal
reference materials classified?
1.
Secondary and tertiary
2.
Finding tools only
3.
Secondary and finding tools
4.
Case law, statutory law, and
regulations
2-8.
Which source of law is commonly
known as the supreme law of the
land?
1.
Constitutional
2.
Statutory
3.
Case
4.
Administrative
Which source of law includes those
2-9.
laws passed or enacted by
legislative bodies?
1.
Constitutional
2.
Statutory
3.
Case
4.
Administrative
Which source of law is derived from
the judicial system?
2-10.
1.
Constitutional
2.
Statutory
3.
Case
4.
Administrative
U.S. Navy Regulations, 1990, is an
example of which type of law?
1.
Constitutional
2.
Statutory
3.
Case
4.
Administrative
What is the key determiner in
deciding whether a set of books is
considered official?
1.
Its contents report the law or
cases of a single geographical
area
2.
The manner in which the
material is indexed is uniform
3.
It is published by virtue of
statutory direction or law
4.
Its contents report the law
and/or decisions of the highest
court or government body
The rules for human behavior that
are enforced by federal or state
government are considered as what
kind of authority?
1.
Primary
2.
Secondary
3.
Official
4.
Unofficial
What is the purpose of a secondary
authority?
1.
To help the researcher
particular law
2.
To report the statutes
decisions enacted by
find a
or
legislative bodies or courts
3.
To explain or describe the law
4.
To present a history of the law
Which of the following items is an
example of a finding tool?
1.
Treatise
2.
Periodical
3.
Commentary
4.
Digest
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