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Mce252 · Post by **Mce252** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:12 pm

Anyone have tips on compressing information for an outline when you need facts on a Con Law exam? I'm already at 50 pages and there's still much to be covered.

JR1988 · Post by **JR1988** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:26 pm

Mce252 wrote:Anyone have tips on compressing information for an outline when you need facts on a Con Law exam? I'm already at 50 pages and there's still much to be covered.

What do you mean "when you need facts"?

Mce252 · Post by **Mce252** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:54 pm

JR1988 wrote:
Mce252 wrote:Anyone have tips on compressing information for an outline when you need facts on a Con Law exam? I'm already at 50 pages and there's still much to be covered.
What do you mean "when you need facts"?

Facts from cases as opposed to just law. We have to apply case precedent and distinguish/align facts. There is just a lot more material to outline.

Extension_Cord · Post by **Extension_Cord** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 2:18 pm

Just compress the facts to 1 sentence if you have to. You probably wont be tested on the facts of the case anyways. I'm just putting in the rule and and very brief explanation why it is so.

50 pages is too much imo. I don't think a conlaw outline should be more than 35 for the entire semester.

Mce252 · Post by **Mce252** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 2:24 pm

Extension_Cord wrote:Just compress the facts to 1 sentence if you have to. You probably wont be tested on the facts of the case anyways. I'm just putting in the rule and and very brief explanation why it is so.

50 pages is too much imo. I don't think a conlaw outline should be more than 35 for the entire semester.

My professor explicitly requires factual analysis in our essays so I have to put a little more than a sentence into my outlines. I guess it's just going to be long...

LeDique · Post by **LeDique** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 2:29 pm

Why can't you make a case facts cheat sheet with one sentence for each case, all on one sheet? That sould be enough to jog your memory quickly and if its not, then you can look in your huge outline.

Mce252 · Post by **Mce252** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 2:31 pm

LeDique wrote:Why can't you make a case facts cheat sheet with one sentence for each case, all on one sheet? That sould be enough to jog your memory quickly and if its not, then you can look in your huge outline.

Closed book. But yes, I think I'm going with a similar system but with simplified flashcards.

sidhesadie · Post by **sidhesadie** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:55 pm

I think flashcards are the way to go for Con law, we had closed book and flashcards were definitely the ticket.

apl6783 · Post by **apl6783** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:30 pm

Mce252 wrote:Anyone have tips on compressing information for an outline when you need facts on a Con Law exam? I'm already at 50 pages and there's still much to be covered.

Make it a separate document - a table with two columns, the name of case on the left the facts on the right. Alphabetize.

Put both the outline and the case list in a binder and tab them.

Win.

Mce252 · Post by **Mce252** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:35 pm

apl6783 wrote:
Mce252 wrote:Anyone have tips on compressing information for an outline when you need facts on a Con Law exam? I'm already at 50 pages and there's still much to be covered.
Make it a separate document - a table with two columns, the name of case on the left the facts on the right. Alphabetize.

Put both the outline and the case list in a binder and tab them.

Win.

Sounds like an open book strategy. As seen above, it's a closed book exam.

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