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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do Warren and his clerks spend Saturdays?
(a) At the chief justice's home.
(b) At the Press Club.
(c) At the University Club.
(d) At work.

3. How long was Earl Warren chief justice?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 13 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 15 years.

4. Black incorporates a list of permissible actions a judge can take to deal with unruly behavior in what decision?
(a) The Allen case.
(b) The Turmond case.
(c) The Rutherford case.
(d) The Marshall case.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Haynsworth is nominated to fill the seat vacated by whom?

2. How many clerks does Chief Justice Earl Warren have?

3. When does the court's term begin?

4. On what day is Warren's successor offered the position?

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

(see the answer key)

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