Chapter  17
Review Sheet

List the five Primary sources of Law.
Describe how they are created and where they are located. 
Primary Source  Description Location
 

 

   
 

 

   
 

 

   
 

 

   
 

 

   
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Describe the Secondary sources of Law listed below. 
Secondary Sources  Description
Legal Encyclopedia

 

 
Case Digest

 

 
Annotations

 

 
Treatise

 

 
Hornbook

 

 
Restatement

 

 
Legal Periodicals

 

 
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What is the Key Numbering System?

 

 

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What is the difference between mandatory and persuasive authority?


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Name the Official and Unofficial Reporters for each of the courts below.
Federal Courts
Court Official  Unofficial
Supreme Court

 

   
Circuit Courts of Appeal

 

   
District Courts

 

   

Maryland Courts

Court of Appeals

 

   
Court of Special Appeals 

 

   
Circuit Courts

 

   
District Courts

 

   

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What do the following mean in regard to case law?

Case on Point

 

 

Case on all Fours

 

Case of First Impression

 

 

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Name the Official and Unofficial Code(s) for statutory law..  

Congress of the United States

Official  Unofficial
 

 

 

Maryland General Assembly

Official  Unofficial
 

 

 

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What is legislative history and how is it used?


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What is the difference between the Code of Federal Regulation and the Federal Register?


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Where do we find Administrative Law in Maryland?

 

 

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