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Question 1
2 out of 2 points
The following rule follows which kind of rule structure test:
To constitute a battery, an individual must
1) Intentionally,
2) Harm or Offend,
3) Through touching,
4) The body of another.
Selected Answer:
Conjunctive Test
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
A decision by the Texas Supreme Court is mandatory authority for a Virginia trial court.
Selected Answer:
False
Question 3
0 out of 2 points
After the discovery phase, the parties often draft and file motions for_________?
Selected Answer:
Dismissal
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
In the common law process, the part of the precedent case that binds a future court is the holding.
Selected Answer:
True
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
The content within the rule explanation and rule application sections need not be consistent with one
another.
Selected Answer:
False
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Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Rule-based reasoning justifies a result by establishing and applying a rule of law.
Selected Answer:
True
Question 7
0 out of 2 points
Principle-based reasoning justifies a result by analyzing which answer would be best for society at large.
Selected Answer:
True
Question 8
0 out of 2 points
The lawyer’s writing roles include of the following, except:
Selected Answer:
Predictive Writing
Question 9
2 out of 2 points
A decision by the Supreme Court of Virginia is mandatory authority for a Virginia trial court.
Selected Answer:
True
Question 10
2 out of 2 points
The rule statement should be somewhere in the rule explanation, but it doesn’t need to be in the
introductory (thesis) paragraph.
Selected Answer:
True
Question 11
2 out of 2 points
Citations are absolutely necessary in all of the following, except:
Selected Answer:
When explaining the facts of your client’s case.
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Question 12
0 out of 2 points
The best place to begin with the rule application section is a sentence or two stating the factual conclusion.
Selected Answer:
False
Question 13
2 out of 2 points
When drafting a document explaining a legal issue it must be analyzed by first identifying and
understanding the governing rule and then applying that rule to a particular set of facts.
Selected Answer:
True
Question 14
2 out of 2 points
Scholarly, academic sources include all of the following, except:
Selected Answer:
Wikipedia
Question 15
0 out of 2 points
Law-trained readers want to learn your answer, so the first thing your reader will want to see is:
Selected Answer:
How the law applies to the facts.
Question 16
0 out of 2 points
All of the following are stages of the writing process, except:
Selected Answer:
Reading and analyzing the materials.
Question 17
2 out of 2 points
The United States Court of Appeal for the state of Colorado is the ______ Circuit Court of Appeal.
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Selected Answer:
10th
Question 18
2 out of 2 points
What is the name of your professor?
Selected Answer:
Professor Susan Patrick
Response Feedback:
[None Given]
Question 19
2 out of 2 points
The Bluebook citation method can be used as in-text citations or in footnotes.
Selected Answer:
True
Question 20
0 out of 2 points
Ordinarily, a writer should tailor their document for the reader’s understanding. However, for assignments
that are submitted to a professor the work should be drafted in a manner that communicates your learning
and understanding. Therefore, for assignments submitted in your courses you should assume that you are
“writing to a law-trained reader who has no particular expertise in the area you are discussing.”
Selected Answer:
False
Question 21
2 out of 2 points
When interpreting a statute’s language which of following is the most important inquiry?
Selected Answer:
The Text
Question 22
8 out of 8 points
Match the following:
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Question
Selected Match
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Rule
Explanation
C.
The explanation of the rule/law that should be applied.
Rule
Application
D.
The explanation of how the rule/law should be applied to the facts of your client.
Bluebook
A.
The citation method that is frequently used in legal documents and the method
we are to use in this course.
Plagiarism
B.
The act of presenting as one’s own, words, or ideas take from another source.
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