Publisher's Synopsis
<p> Interactive and user-friendly, <b>The Glannon Guide to Civil Procedure</b> uses explanatory text and multiple-choice questions to review course content and show the reader how to correctly analyze and answer multiple-choice exam questions. Developed and written by the author of <i>Examples & Explanations: Civil Procedure</i>, this text offers another highly effective approach to content mastery and exam preparation. </p> <p> <b>The Glannon Guide to Civil Procedure features</b>: </p> <ul> <li> <b>multiple-choice questions</b> that are integrated into a comprehensive review of the first-year Civil Procedure course </li> <li> <b>lucid and informative text</b> that prepares students to successfully analyze and answer multiple-choice questions </li> <li> <b>follow-up explanations of correct and incorrect answers</b> that clarify murky or ambiguous points of law </li> <li> a <b>realistic level of difficulty</b> that is reasonable and fair, not simplistic or esoteric </li> <li> the <b><i>Closer</i></b>, a sophisticated final question at the end of each chapter to challenge the student, build confidence, and ensure exam readiness </li> <li> the <b><i>Closing Closers</i></b>, questions in the final chapter that provide practice and review for students and require them to apply several concepts from different topics covered in the course </li> <li> <b>valuable exam-taking pointers</b> interspersed within the substantive text </li> </ul> <p> <b>Thoroughly updated throughout, the Second Edition features</b>: </p> <ul> <li> <b>a timely revision</b> that reflects the restyled rules from the <b>2007 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure</b> </li> <li> additional material on <b>e-discovery</b> </li> <li> <b>new multiple-choice questions</b>, including those dealing with <b>subject matter jurisdiction</b> </li> <li> <b>new material</b> on <b>supplemental jurisdiction</b> and <b>federal question jurisdiction</b> </li> <li> <b>more beginning-of-chapter limericks</b> to help students remember key concepts </li> </ul> <p> With its balance of explanatory introductions and self-testing questions, <b> The Glannon Guide to Civil Procedure</b> provides a thorough and up-to-date course review that emphasizes multiple-choice questions and test-taking strategies. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
