General
The search for information.
What is research?
Information about the law.
What is secondary authority?
Another name for statute.
What is law?
Research starts with creating a list of these.
What are search terms?
This holiday is the day before All Saints Day.
What is Halloween?
An expert in the holdings of a library.
What is a librarian?
Provides a general overview of a topic.
What is an encyclopedia?
Print version of case law.
What are Reporters?
FOIA
What is the Freedom of Information Act?
The year the Royals last won the World Series.
What is 2015?
A word game.
What is legal research?
A monograph or treatise.
What is a book?
The highest primary authority.
What is the constitution?
Defining the issue(s) is part of this research step.
What is problem analysis?
Travis Kelce’s jersey number.
What is 87?
A free website that summarizes and interprets legal and nonlegal topics.
What is Wikipedia?
An alphabetical list of legal words and phrases that are defined.
What is a legal dictionary?
These help administrative agencies carry out their responsibilities.
What are rules and regulations?
A "legal address."
What is a citation?
IThis 80s band featured Steve Perry as its lead singer and had hits like "Don't Stop Believin."
What is Journey?
"AND," "OR," "NOT"
What is a Boolean connector?
A periodical published by law schools.
What is a law review?
Primary authority that is binding.
What is mandatory?
The uniform citation manual used in the JCCC Paralegal Program.
What is The Bluebook?
In 1621, the colonists and the Native American Wampanoag people shared an autumn harvest feast (now known as Thanksgiving) in this Massachusetts town.
What is Plymouth?