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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1974 Term.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The judge in Charlotte, North Carolina, orders that desegregation be based on what?
(a) The racial composition of the student population.
(b) The racial composition of residential districts.
(c) The racial composition of the business districts.
(d) The racial composition of the population.

3. 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?
(a) July 31.
(b) June 30.
(c) August 31.
(d) September 30.

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

5. Who writes the Saxbe opinion?
(a) Douglas.
(b) Blackmun.
(c) Powell.
(d) Brennan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days are there between the first publication of the Pentagon Papers and the hearing in the court?

2. The Mapp v. Ohio case concerns which amendment?

3. Burger does not want to be compared to which former Justice?

4. What is the name of the 1972 case in which the court has to decide if resident aliens can become members of the bar?

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

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