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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month does the ACLU appeal the Court of Appeals decision to lift the injunction to the Supreme Court
(a) October.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) September.

2. On what day does Black resign from the Court?
(a) September 25.
(b) September 10.
(c) September 30.
(d) September 17.

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

4. Marshall views the dealth penalty as what?
(a) A form of cruel and unusual punishment.
(b) A form of state-sanctioned killing.
(c) A form of racial discrimination.
(d) A form of class discrimination.

5. Who confirms the nominations of the president to the Supreme Court?
(a) Congress.
(b) The attorney general.
(c) The House of Representatives.
(d) The Senate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The tentative vote on the death penalty cases in the 1971 term is held on what day?

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

4. Black incorporates a list of permissible actions a judge can take to deal with unruly behavior in what decision?

5. Douglas assigns the Lloyd opinion to which Justice?

(see the answer key)

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