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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1970 Term.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What circuit court of appeals rules on the order in the Charlotte case?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Sixth.
(c) Third.
(d) Fifth.

2. The judge in Charlotte, North Carolina, orders that desegregation be based on what?
(a) The racial composition of the student population.
(b) The racial composition of residential districts.
(c) The racial composition of the business districts.
(d) The racial composition of the population.

3. Following the oral arguments in a case, the justices hold a conference called what?
(a) The conferring conference.
(b) Meet and confer.
(c) The decision conference.
(d) The case conference.

4. How many more clerks does Berger originally want to hire?
(a) Nine.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twelve.

5. Potter Stewart is worried that what problem would become public if he took the Chief Justice spot?
(a) His drinking problem.
(b) His wife's drinking problem.
(c) His wife's drug habit.
(d) His mistress problem.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is the representative for the government in the school case before the court?

5. What room does Berger want to take as his office?

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