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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Utah Public Service Commission v. El Paso Natural Gas Co. is a case that has been bouncing around the courts for how many years?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Twelve years.
(c) Thirteen years.
(d) Eleven years.

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

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

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

5. The famous case on school segregation is called __________ vs. Board of Education.
(a) Brown.
(b) Bowing.
(c) Marks.
(d) Turner.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many justices must agree to hear a case before the case can be heard?

2. Warren delegates the writing of his opinion to whom?

3. How long does each side normally get during oral arguments?

4. When does the court's term begin?

5. Who did Chief Justice Earl Warren believe would be his replacement?

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