View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1973 Term.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Burger keeps track of the justices workload on what?
(a) A legal pad.
(b) A chalkboard.
(c) A large sheet of butcher paper.
(d) A computer program.

3. Where are Marshall and his clerks when the firing of Archibald Cox is announced?
(a) The Press Club.
(b) Marshall's Fall Church house.
(c) The University Club.
(d) The White House.

4. Flood v. Kuhn involves which baseball team?
(a) San Francisco Giants.
(b) NY Yankees.
(c) St. Louis Cardinals.
(d) Mets.

5. The tentative vote on the death penalty cases in the 1971 term is held on what day?
(a) January 21.
(b) January 29.
(c) January 13.
(d) January 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. If there were to be an impeachment trial of President Nixon, who would preside?

2. Who is appointed to Black's seat on the Court?

3. On what day does Black die?

4. Hartstein v. Missouri, Miller v. California, and Wiener v. California are all cases that consider what?

5. What is the famous case about abortion that the Supreme Court hears?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 210 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample