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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1972 Term.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many justices must agree to hear a case before the case can be heard?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

4. What room does Berger want to take as his office?
(a) The old chief justice's office.
(b) The break room.
(c) The conference room.
(d) The decision room.

5. Who dies on the day the abortion decision is formally announced?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Jimmy Carter.
(c) Lyndon Johnson.
(d) Ronald Regan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Warren and his clerks spend Saturdays?

2. On what day does Burger hold a news conference in his chambers to explain why the court did not hold a special summer session to address the busing issue?

3. Who writes the majority opinion in San Antonio v. Rodriguez?

4. Who is appointed to Harlan's seat on the Court?

5. Under which law does Flood sue in Flood v. Kuhn?

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