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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gerald R. Ford leads an impeachment attempt against whom?
(a) Bivens.
(b) Rosenberg.
(c) Douglas.
(d) Nixon.

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

3. The United States Supreme Court belongs to which branch of government?
(a) Congress.
(b) Legislative.
(c) Judiciary.
(d) Executive.

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

5. Who has to negotiate every paragraph of the Charlotte opinion with Burger?
(a) Stewart.
(b) Blackmun.
(c) Harlan.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Charlotte case is appealed to the Supreme Court as _________ v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education.

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

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

4. The judge in Charlotte, North Carolina, orders that desegregation be based on what?

5. Which Justice concludes that federal judges can order whatever remedy they feel is required by the situation?

(see the answer key)

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