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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the representative for the government in the school case before the court?
(a) Bernard Shannon.
(b) Gerald Fells.
(c) Jerris Leonard.
(d) Colin Religh.

2. How many days are there between the first publication of the Pentagon Papers and the hearing in the court?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fourteen.

3. The Charlotte case is appealed to the Supreme Court as _________ v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education.
(a) Swann.
(b) Black.
(c) Redding.
(d) Madison.

4. The chief justice gets to assign opinion-writing duties under what conditions?
(a) When the oldest justice is in the minority.
(b) When the chief justice is the senior justice.
(c) When the chief justice is in the majority.
(d) When the chief justice wants to assign them.

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) None.
(c) Seven or eight.
(d) About half.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many more clerks does Berger originally want to hire?

2. How long was Earl Warren chief justice?

3. Gerald R. Ford leads an impeachment attempt against whom?

4. The arguments in the three busing cases are heard in what month?

5. 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?

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