- In every legal problem or case, the issues are independent of the facts.
True
False
- You are trying to locate material on police brutality, the use of excessive force, and police misconduct. Which of the following search strings will likely yield the most helpful results?
"police brutality" OR "excessive force" OR misconduct police AND (brutality OR "excessive force" OR misconduct) police AND brutality AND "excessive force" AND misconduct police AND misconduct OR brutality NOT "excessive force"
- The only way to develop a successful research plan is by using the FILAC methodology.
True False
You are trying to locate case law dealing with subpoenas. You are aware that the term ‘subpoena’ is also spelled as ‘subpœna’; and sometimes spelled as ‘subpena’.
Which of the following search strings will search for documents containing any of the three spelling variations?
Hint: the ligature 'œ', is considered to be only one character
subpoena AND subpena AND subpœna subp*na subp*na OR subpoena subp**na
- When two or more keywords are connected using the AND operator, the number of search results will generally:
decrease in number increase in number stay the same
- When two or more keywords are connected using the OR operator, the number of search results will generally:
decrease in number increase in number stay the same
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Which of the phrases listed below will not be searched for using the following search string? ‘wrong! convict!’
wrongful conviction "wrongfully convicted" wrong convictions wrongfully convicted convicted wrongfully
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When determining the legally relevant facts of a case, you should focus on the parties involved, the events that took place, and the claims that are being made.
True False