Siegel's Evidence: Essay and Multiple-Choice Questions and Answers

Brian N. Siegel · Arthur Best

Mar 2012 · Aspen Publishing

About this ebook

A proven resource for high performance, the Siegel’s series keeps you focused on the only thing that matters – the exam. The Siegel’s series relies on a powerful Q&A format, featuring multiple-choice questions at varying levels of difficulty, as well as essay questions to give you practice issue-spotting and analyzing the law. Answers to multiple-choice questions explain why one choice is correct as well as why the other choices are wrong, to ensure complete understanding. An entire chapter is devoted to teaching you how to prepare effectively for essay exams. The chapter provides instruction, advice, and exam-taking tips that help you make the most of your study time. A wonderful resource for practice in answering the types of questions your professor will ask on your exam, the Siegel’s Series will prove valuable in the days or weeks leading up to your final.

Features:

Exposing you to the types of questions your professor will ask on the exam, Siegel’s will prove valuable in the days or weeks leading up to your final.A great number of questions at the appropriate level of difficulty—20 to 30 essay Q&As and 90 to 100 multiple-choice Q&As—provide opportunity for you to practice spotting issues as you apply your knowledge of the law. Essay questions give you solid practice writing concise essay answers, and the model answers allow you to check your work. An entire chapter is devoted to preparing for essay exams.In checking your answers to multiple-choice questions, you can figure out where you may have erred: Answers explain why one choice is correct and the other choices are wrong. To help you learn to make the most of your study time, the introductory chapter gives instruction, advice, and tips for preparing for and taking essay exams .The table of contents helps you prepare for exams by clearly outlining the topics tested in each Essay question. In addition, you can locate questions covering topics you’re having difficulty with by checking the index. Revised by law school professors, the Siegel’s Series is updated on a regular basis.

Ratings and reviews

The scenarios proposed are basic. This would be a decent book for someone just starting a study in criminal law, Federal Rules of Evidence, or other venture in hearsay or evidentiary law. Would also be a fantastic reference for possible lower level college quiz/essay questions. I, however, found it a little to shallow. I was hoping for something that would better propose questions and responses citing court cases that have actually taken place. I also expected a more in depth look at Federal Rules of Evidence and hearsay exception rules. Admittedly, I too am new to the study of law, but after nearly a full semester of criminal evidence courses, I found that this book did little to further my understanding of FRE. I also confess that I read very little of this book because I could sense that it was simply not what I was looking for. Another concern I must voice, is the odd, cumbersome layout and presentation when being viewed on a computer monitor. The slightest mouse movements in attempting to advance pages, resulted in the skipping of several pages. I tried various means to remedy this problem, having little luck in doing so. Again, for those that are looking for a back to the basics, generic look at how FRE is applied, this book could certainly fulfill that need. It would be great for those wishing to gain insight on possible exam questions you might face in the course of your study, and even, hesitantly I mention, be used to cheat on said exam essay questions. Your only screwing yourself in using it that way....but who am I to tell anyone else what to do. Good Luck!! -Arial