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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did Chief Justice Earl Warren believe would be his replacement?
(a) Warren R. Burger.
(b) Thurgood Marshall.
(c) Potter Stewart.
(d) John Mitchell.

3. In Clay v. US, what is the faith of the petitioner?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Amish.
(c) Christian.
(d) Black Muslim.

4. On May 19, President Nixon has what agency begin a background check on a future justice?
(a) NSA.
(b) Attorney General.
(c) FBI.
(d) CIA.

5. What circuit court of appeals rules on the order in the Charlotte case?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Third.
(d) Sixth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes the decision in Cohen v. California?

2. Douglas notices there is a majority of five that support what position in the Charlotte case?

3. Black joins the Court as an associate justice in what year?

4. What change does Berger make to the actual bench the justices sat at?

5. 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?

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