Capitalization
When do you capitalize "Constitution"?
The word Constitution should remain capitalized if referencing the U.S. Constitution, even if the modifier U.S. is not used (p. 46).
Identify 1 Style Guide mistake:
The U.S. Supreme Court argued that the statute was "unconstitutional".
The period should be inside the quotes (p. 70).
"First, Second, Third, Finally" or "Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly, Finally"?
"First, Second, Third, Finally" (p. 68).
EPA just issued a new rule. What would be the best primary source to cite in an essay about the rule, and where should the link go in the sentence that first mentions the rule?
Link to the final rule in the Federal Register.
Link on the noun (e.g., "rule").
(p. 61).
What are the four types of essays that students can write?
Synopsis, News, Opinion, Analysis (p. 17).
How should "PRESIDENT" and "PRESIDENTIAL" be capitalized?
Capitalize President but not presidential (p. 46).
Which of the following is a situation where you need a hyphen between the bolded words?
A) The statute was narrowly defined.
B) The rule was subject to notice and comment.
C) The long term effects of this move remain to be seen.
C
Use a hyphen when a compound adjective precedes a noun (p. 56).
For numbers OVER ten (10), do you spell them out or use Arabic numerals?
Spell out one through nine and use Arabic numbers for 10 and up (p. 67).
You are writing a synopsis of an article by Fisch, Skeel, Galbraith, and Allen. How would you refer to these authors subsequent to the first reference?
"Fisch and her coauthors" or "the Fisch team."
When discussing a work with four or more authors, on subsequent reference, refer to the later authors as the first's author's "team" or as "coauthors." (p. 66-67).
What is the difference between advocate and advocate for?
Advocate is used as a verb. Advocate is used with for as a noun (p. 25).
When should section be capitalized in reference to a statute?
Use a lowercase "s" unless the section and corresponding number have assumed the status of a proper noun. (p. 75)
Describe the rule for capitalizing the first letter of the clause following a colon.
Capitalize the first word after a colon only if it is a proper noun or the start of a grammatically complete sentence (p. 52).
When would you use roman numerals, according to the Style Guide?
Use Roman numerals for wars, monarchs, and Popes (p. 67).
When must you use "allegedly" and when must you use "reportedly"?
1. The term reportedly must be included if:
You are citing only to a secondary source, and the source is being cited to support a direct quotation or other statement or view connected with an identifiable individual or entity (p. 43).
2. Use alleged or another qualifying term when describing an action in which there has not yet been an official finding of fact by a court, or when a charge is leveled against a specific individual or entity (p. 44).
What four things should be avoided when selecting TRR images?
1. Cartoons/graphics
2. Individuals/hands in action
3. White backgrounds
4. Images that do not meet geographic locale that is the subject of essay
(p. 18)
If you are writing about a specific agency (ex. FDA), do you capitalize "agency" on subsequent references?
No, do not capitalize agency when referencing a specific agency or when referencing agencies in general (p. 45).
Find 3 Style Guide errors.
During the 1980's, it became clear that the action would face backlash: it was beginning to affect the United States's status as a leader in innovation.
1. Do not use apostrophes for plurals of numbers (p. 41).
2. Capitalize the first word after a colon if it is a proper noun or the start of a grammatically complete sentence (p. 52).
3. The possessive form of United States is formed with just an apostrophe (p. 41).
During the 1980s, it became clear that the action would face backlash: It was beginning to affect United States' status as a leader in innovation.
When would you use 10th and when would you use Tenth?
Most of the time, use 10th. For ordinal numbers, spell out first through ninth, and use Arabic numerals for 10th and above (p. 67).
But if you are talking about the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, spell it out (p. 54).
I need to link to a SCOTUS opinion that was issued yesterday. Where should I look to find the opinion and in what order? What should I not link to?
1. If a decision has been published in the U.S. Reports, link to that source. The Supreme Court’s website includes links to all volumes beginning with the 1991 term.
2. For decisions that do not yet appear in the U.S. Reports, such as (likely) the opinion at issue here, link to the slip opinion on the Supreme Court’s website.
3. Avoid linking to Justia or other open-access sites.
(p. 63).
Identify 2 Style Guide mistakes:
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) proclaims that the best sports teams are the Packers from Green Bay, Wis. and the Bucks from Milwaukee.
1. (D-Wis.) (p. 65).
2. Green Bay, Wisconsin. Include the state where the city is located after a comma, unless the city is included on the table of exceptions on p. 51.
*Milwaukee should not be followed by ", Wisconsin" because it is in the table on p. 51.
When should you not capitalize in a headline?
Do not capitalize (unless it appears as the first or last word): articles (a, an, the); coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so); and the word to (p. 48).
List 3 situations in which you would use an en-dash.
1. To stand in for versus.
2. To signal a partnership or pairing.
3. To show a range, but note that ranges should always be spelled out in TRR essays.
4. To link the terminal points on a route.
p. 57–58.
Correct all of the (number-related) errors in the below paragraph.
The patient will likely survive the surgery for 3 reasons. Firstly, the operating doctor has performed the same procedure eighty times before. Secondly, the physician will use updated surgical tools. Finally, ten nurses will help the surgeon with the procedure.
1. "3" should be "three." Spell out numbers under 10 (p. 67).
2. "Firstly" and "Secondly" should be "First" and "Second" (p. 68).
3. "Eighty" should be "80." Use Arabic numerals for numbers 10 and above (p. 67).
4. "Ten" should be "10." Use Arabic numerals for numbers 10 and above (p. 67).
When referencing a book as a source, list what the best possible sources are to link to, in order of most to least preferred.
(#1 should be the best place to link to, the last number should be the least preferred)
1. Electronic version on Google Books
2. A publicly accessible online library catalog for the book
3. The book publisher’s catalog page, or
4. Amazon’s page for the book
(p. 44).
Identify 5 of the 8 times commas are required.
1. To separate three or more items in a list
2. To link independent clauses in a compound sentence
3. To set apart parenthetical content
4. To separate an introductory phrase from main body of a sentence
5. To separate multiple adjectives modifying a noun
6. To separate a quotation from its attribution
7. Inserted between the day and year when a date is referenced
8. To separate every three digits in numbers four digits or greater
(p. 52–53)