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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many justices write the majority opinion?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

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

3. When does the court's term begin?
(a) July.
(b) June.
(c) August.
(d) October.

4. As chief justice, Burger was in charge of what building?
(a) The Appellate Court building.
(b) The judicial buildings in DC.
(c) The Courts building.
(d) The Supreme Court building.

5. Black joins the Court as an associate justice in what year?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1937.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what day is Warren's successor sworn in?

3. When Blackmun finally makes it through all the cert petitions that are waiting his arrival on the Court, how many does he agree to grant cert for?

4. What room does Berger want to take as his office?

5. How long can the decision process take for the justices?

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