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1. Acasebookis a textbookthat is designed to be used by pre law students, paralegal students and primarily law students.
2. True
3. False

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Question 2

1. It is up to the student to analyze the logic and language of the cases in a casebook to determine what legal rule was applied and how/why the courtapplied it.
2. True
3. False

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Question 3

1. The legal system that the United States was inherited from England and it is judge-focused.Thus,judges have created the law through their written opinions(precedent).
2. True
3. False

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Question 4

1. Dicta is language ina decision that is crucial to the decision.
3. True
4. False

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Question 5

1. Mandatory authority is what the court must consider when analyzing an issue and on what it must base its decision.
3. True
4. False

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Question 6

1. Persuasive authority is what the courtmayneverconsider when analyzing an issue.
3. True
4. False

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Question 7

1. The modern era of legal academia started with the Case Book Method.Christopher Langdell, (1826-1906) an attorney and Harvard Law professor first created the modern casebook method.
2. True
3. False

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Question 8

1. Traditionally,the casebook method was notused with the Socratic Method.
2. True
3. False

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Question 9

1. Legal dictionaries are helpful to understand legal "terms of art." These are ordinary words or phrases that carry special connotations in the legal context.
2. True
3. False

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Question 10

1. The word "brief" refers to a short synopsis of a case opinion (aka case law).
2. True
3. False