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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As chief justice, Burger was in charge of what building?
(a) The Appellate Court building.
(b) The Courts building.
(c) The judicial buildings in DC.
(d) The Supreme Court building.

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

3. Burger believes that Warren was more interested in results than what?
(a) Constitutional enforcement.
(b) Legal enforcement.
(c) Legal reasoning.
(d) Constitutional law.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How are decisions of the Supreme Court announced?

4. 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?

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

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