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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1969 Term.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many justices must agree to hear a case before the case can be heard?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

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?
(a) None.
(b) Seven or eight.
(c) About half.
(d) Three or four.

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

5. Who is the representative for the government in the school case before the court?
(a) Jerris Leonard.
(b) Gerald Fells.
(c) Colin Religh.
(d) Bernard Shannon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Earl Warren chief justice?

2. Gerald R. Ford leads an impeachment attempt against whom?

3. Where do Warren and his clerks spend Saturdays?

4. Burger keeps track of the justices workload on what?

5. Which rule requires that a rehearing can only be considered if it was brought up by one of the justices who had sat on the case?

(see the answer key)

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