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Chapter 8 Self-test questions
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Which option most accurately summarises the correct chronological order of aspects of a good legal research strategy?
Analyse the problem – read primary source – read secondary source – write report.
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Analyse the problem – read secondary source – read primary source – write report.
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Analyse the problem – read primary source – write report.
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Analyse the problem – read secondary source – read primary source – re-read secondary source - write report.
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Which one of the following is
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Halsbury's Laws
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Undergraduate academic textbook
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Westlaw
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Journal article
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Which of the following research sources would a lawyer be able to cite and rely on in court?
Wikipedia
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Google
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Law firm website
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Blog
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All of the options above
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None of the options above
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Which option below best summarises the potential updating problems with legislation?
The legislation may be in draft form and not yet in force.
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The legislation may have been amended.
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The legislation may have been repealed.
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All of the options given are correct.
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Which option below best summarises the reason you should keep a contemporaneous record of your research?
To allow you to easily locate the material again.
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To allow you to correctly reference your sources in your research report.
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To remind you to update your research.
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All of the options given are correct.
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A research report research trail should include every step of 'what you did in the library', even the parts which found law which turned out to be irrelevant.
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Which option best reflects the references you should include in your research trail when you have used a paper version of Halsbury's Laws?
Halsbury's Laws and the Cumulative Supplement
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Halsbury's Laws and Halsbury's Statutes
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Halsbury's Laws, the Cumulative Supplement and the Noter up.
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Halsbury's Laws and the Noter Up.
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The conclusion in your research report should always feature at the end.
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During
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you should refer to the primary sources first, in the body of your report, and the secondary sources later, in your methodology. True or false?
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In academic research terms, which of the following would constitute a 'methodology'?
Theoretical
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Research Trail
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Socio-legal
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Doctrinal
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Comparative
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All of the options above
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