The weight of the evidence refers to the relative importance ...

[savannahhooper]

The weight of the evidence refers to the relative importance assigned to it by the jurors. Weight is often used to contrast admissibility, as in the oft-repeated phrase
  The term weight of the evidence refers to
 
  a. whether it is admissible.
   b. how much credence it will be given by the jury.
   c. the quantity of evidence provided.
  d. whether the evidence is cumulative.

Question 2

A good source of introductory material which may provide you with generally accepted standards is
 
  a. a learned treatise.
  b. a market report.
  c. a textbook.
  d. an expert.

[juwms]

Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c.