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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who disqualifies himself from the Watergate tapes case?
(a) Powell.
(b) Rehnquist.
(c) Marshall.
(d) Brennan.

3. Which amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment?
(a) Eighth.
(b) Ninth.
(c) Tenth.
(d) Eleventh.

4. Who swears in Nixon's sucessor?
(a) Burger.
(b) Rehnquist.
(c) Powell.
(d) Brennan.

5. In Charlotte, North Carolina, what is the name of the judge who orders desegregation in Mecklenberg County?
(a) Justin McLawson.
(b) Jorge McDawling.
(c) Judas McAdams.
(d) James McMillan.

Short Answer Questions

1. If there were to be an impeachment trial of President Nixon, who would preside?

2. Burger writes a memo that looks at the obscenity cases of the 1971 term within a doctrine called what?

3. The famous case on school segregation is called __________ vs. Board of Education.

4. In July 1973, which court issues an injunction to halt the bombing of Cambodia by the US?

5. The lunch that White, Stewart, and some clerks attend in the 1973 term, where they discuss the problems they are having with Burger, becomes known as what?

(see the answer key)

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