Claims about how the law and facts should produce an outcome - answer✔Legal analysis
Legal authorities - answer✔Sources that contain the law or commentary about the law
-Constitutions, statutes, cases, regulations
Citation - answer✔Condensed description of information that identifies a particular authority
Legal citations - answer✔Citations of legal authorities
Primary authorities - answer✔Legal authorities created by the government
Secondary authorities - answer✔Authorities that do not have the force of law; created by anyone
State court hierarchy highest to lowest - answer✔State supreme court
Court of criminal/civil appeals
Circuit court
District court
Municipal court
Federal court hierarchy highest to lowest - answer✔Us supreme court
Circuit courts of appeal
US district courts
Process of federal legislative branch passing laws - answer✔1. Congress passes statutes
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