When preparing a case brief, Mr. Kermit T. Frog should be referred to as:

Question 1When preparing a case brief, Mr. Kermit T. Frog should be referred to as:

 

Question options:

 

A) Mr. Frog

 

B) The frog

 

C) Kermit

 

D) Miss Piggy’s paramour

 

Question 2How many justices typically hear and decide an issue on appeal to an appeal to an appellant?

 

Question options:

 

A) 1

 

B) 3

 

C) 6

 

D) 9

 

Question 3          Binding authority is also referred to as:

 

Question options:

 

A) Persuasive authority

 

B) Precedential authority

 

C) Presidential authority

 

D) Mandatory authority

 

Question 4          Which of the following contains the court’s conclusion:

 

Question options:

 

A) Dissent

 

B) Rationale

 

C) Analysis

 

D) Holding

 

Question 5          Which of the following case brief components should be written as a question:

 

Question options:

 

A) Analysis

 

B) Issue

 

C) Rule

 

D) Holding

 

Question 6          A written request that the Supreme Court hear an appeal is:

 

Question options:

 

A) Petition for writ of habeas corpus

 

B) Petition for writ of mandate

 

C) Petition for writ of certiorari

 

D) Motion for appeal

 

Question 7          When researching, you should separate facts into all of the following categories except:

 

Question options:

 

A) Relevant

 

B) Legally unimportant

 

C) Explanatory

 

D) Unknown

 

Question 8          Full citations include both types of references:

 

Question options:

 

A) Positive and negative

 

B) Minority and majority

 

C) Primary and secondary

 

D) Official and unofficial

 

Question 9          Identify the citation component in bold :

 

Kane v. Garcia Espitia, 546 U.S. 9 (2005).

 

Question options:

 

A) Parties

 

B) Law Report

 

C) Page Number

 

D) Volume Number

 

Question 10        The official publication of U.S. Supreme Court cases is contained in:

 

Question options:

 

A) The Lawyers’ Edition

 

B) The Supreme Court Reporter

 

C) The Federal Reporter

 

D) United States Reports