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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first publishs the Pentagon Papers?
(a) New York Times.
(b) Chicago Sun Times.
(c) Associated Press.
(d) Washington Post.

2. Burger does not want to be compared to which former Justice?
(a) Madison.
(b) Marbury.
(c) Roman.
(d) Warren.

3. Burger believes that Warren was more interested in results than what?
(a) Legal reasoning.
(b) Constitutional enforcement.
(c) Constitutional law.
(d) Legal enforcement.

4. Who has to negotiate every paragraph of the Charlotte opinion with Burger?
(a) Harlan.
(b) Stewart.
(c) Black.
(d) Blackmun.

5. What is the name of the attorney who represents the petitioner before the court in the Texas abortion case?
(a) Mary Madison.
(b) Sarah Weddington.
(c) Sandra O'Conner.
(d) Ruth Gillers.

6. Written arguments from both sides of the case are also called what?
(a) Memoranda.
(b) Arguments.
(c) Briefs.
(d) Papers.

7. Warren delegates the writing of his opinion to whom?
(a) His interns.
(b) His subordinate judges.
(c) His secretary.
(d) His clerks.

8. Where do Warren and his clerks spend Saturdays?
(a) At the University Club.
(b) At the Press Club.
(c) At the chief justice's home.
(d) At work.

9. The Brennan order on desegregation, issued to guide the lower courts, was issued __________, meaning it had no designated author.
(a) Per informa.
(b) Per solitarium.
(c) Per justicium.
(d) Per curiam.

10. Gerald R. Ford leads an impeachment attempt against whom?
(a) Bivens.
(b) Rosenberg.
(c) Nixon.
(d) Douglas.

11. The Utah Public Service Commission v. El Paso Natural Gas Co. is a case that has been bouncing around the courts for how many years?
(a) Twelve years.
(b) Eleven years.
(c) Thirteen years.
(d) Ten years.

12. Who is the representative for the government in the school case before the court?
(a) Gerald Fells.
(b) Bernard Shannon.
(c) Colin Religh.
(d) Jerris Leonard.

13. The arguments in the three busing cases are heard in what month?
(a) October.
(b) November.
(c) December.
(d) January.

14. When Warren and his clerks got together on Saturdays, what do they watch?
(a) Football.
(b) Basketball.
(c) The news.
(d) Classic movies.

15. What change does Berger make to the actual bench the justices sat at?
(a) He curves it.
(b) He makes it straighter.
(c) He changes the wood.
(d) He raises it higher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What room does Berger want to take as his office?

2. The United States Supreme Court belongs to which branch of government?

3. Who did Chief Justice Earl Warren believe would be his replacement?

4. Following the oral arguments in a case, the justices hold a conference called what?

5. In 1971, what is Black convinced he was dying of?

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