Memo Recap Quiz

The healthiest mindset in legal writing is:

• Focus on your growth

• Focus on the grade

• Focus on perfection

• Focus on every error you make

In your memo, what case should you cite for the rules of the two part (objective/subjective) test?

• Williams

• Green

• Rhodes

• Chandler

Why should you not cite Rhodes for the two part test?

• Because it originated with the Eighth Amendment.

• Because Rhodes does not use the two part test.

• Because you should use Eleventh Circuit authority over the Supreme Court for roadmap rules.

• Because Williams is a better choice.

Pick which words do NOT need capitalization:

• The Plaintiff

• Supreme Court

• Eighth Amendment

• Fahrenheit/Celsius

Green, Williams, and Chandler have which of the following in common?

• These cases do not reach the subjective test.

• These cases all use the objective test only.

• These cases create lots of objective analogies and distinctions from our client case.

• All of the above.

How do you know what facts to include?

• Must include all legally significant facts that you use in your application sections.

• Must include all the facts used in your explanation sections.

• Must include emotional facts.

• All of the above.

A complete question presented must have which of the following parts:

• When [this law is present]

• Under these facts/does___/when [this law]

• Under this law/does___/when [these facts]

• Under [these controlling facts]

Which of the following is true about the explanatory parentheticals required on our memo?

• Must start with a lower case present participle ("ing" verb).

• Must not contain same information inside and outside the parenthetical.

• Must be a concise clause, not a sentence.

• All of the above.

Which of the following is NOT true of a brief answer?

• It requires citations.

• You need to apply facts to the rule.

• This should be thought of like a mini CRA (of CREAC).

• You need to answer the question. I.e. Most likely yes/no.

Which of the following is a NOT a true statement about CREAC:

• There should be no citations in the writer's application section.

• The writer should ensure cites are in R/E and not in the application section.

• There should be citations in the application section.

• There should be no new precedent facts in the application section.