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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1970 Term.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was Earl Warren chief justice?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 13 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 11 years.

2. Who is the attorney for Inc. Fund when they bring the school case before the Court?
(a) Regan Lewis.
(b) Jack Greenbery.
(c) Jordan Mitchell.
(d) Clark Emch.

3. Hugo Black is asked to rule on the delay of racial segregation in what state?
(a) Texas.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Alabama.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As chief justice, Burger was in charge of what building?

2. How many justices write the majority opinion?

3. The publication of the Pentagon Papers is enjoined by the federal courts on what grounds?

4. Who is the Inc. Fund attorney in the Charlotte case?

5. How are decisions of the Supreme Court announced?

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