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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In Charlotte, North Carolina, what is the name of the judge who orders desegregation in Mecklenberg County?
(a) James McMillan.
(b) Justin McLawson.
(c) Jorge McDawling.
(d) Judas McAdams.

3. One of Warren's last acts is to overturn a decision in what case?
(a) Adam Clayton Smith.
(b) Adam Clayton Drummond.
(c) Adam Clayton Powell.
(d) Adam Clayton Wells.

4. Who appoints justices to the Supreme Court?
(a) The attorney general.
(b) The president.
(c) The senate.
(d) Congress.

5. Which rule requires that a rehearing can only be considered if it was brought up by one of the justices who had sat on the case?
(a) Rule 8.
(b) Rule 48.
(c) Rule 58.
(d) Rule 68.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Warren and his clerks got together on Saturdays, what do they watch?

3. Black joins the Court as an associate justice in what year?

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?

5. Burger does not want to be compared to which former Justice?

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