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. correct incorrect

Analyse the problem – read secondary source – read primary source – write report. correct incorrect

Analyse the problem – read primary source – write report. correct incorrect

Analyse the problem – read secondary source – read primary source – re-read secondary source - write report. correct incorrect

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. Which one of the following is not a secondary source of law?

Halsbury's Laws correct incorrect

Undergraduate academic textbook correct incorrect

Westlaw correct incorrect

Journal article correct incorrect

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. Which of the following research sources would a lawyer be able to cite and rely on in court?

Wikipedia correct incorrect

Google correct incorrect

Law firm website correct incorrect

Blog correct incorrect

All of the options above correct incorrect

None of the options above correct incorrect

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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. correct incorrect

The legislation may have been amended. correct incorrect

The legislation may have been repealed. correct incorrect

All of the options given are correct. correct incorrect

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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. correct incorrect

To allow you to correctly reference your sources in your research report. correct incorrect

To remind you to update your research. correct incorrect

All of the options given are correct. correct incorrect

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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.

True. correct incorrect

False. correct incorrect

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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 correct incorrect

Halsbury's Laws and Halsbury's Statutes correct incorrect

Halsbury's Laws, the Cumulative Supplement and the Noter up. correct incorrect

Halsbury's Laws and the Noter Up. correct incorrect

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. The conclusion in your research report should always feature at the end.

True. correct incorrect

False. correct incorrect

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. During research, you should read a secondary source before the primary source, but in your research report 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?

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. In academic research terms, which of the following would constitute a 'methodology'?

Theoretical correct incorrect

Research Trail correct incorrect

Socio-legal correct incorrect

Doctrinal correct incorrect

Comparative correct incorrect

All of the options above correct incorrect