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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1971 Term.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Black and Burger feel that desegregation can be achieved without ________.
(a) Quotas.
(b) Rules.
(c) Busing.
(d) Ratios.

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

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

4. What is the name of the attorney who represents the state of Texas in the abortion case before the Court?
(a) Peter Black.
(b) Jacob Daniels.
(c) Jay Floyd.
(d) Martin Harris.

5. Burger tries to squeeze in a lunch with the clerks how often?
(a) Once a year.
(b) Once a term.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Once a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the famous case about abortion that the Supreme Court hears?

2. Burger writes a memo that looks at the obscenity cases of the 1971 term within a doctrine called what?

3. The publication of the Pentagon Papers is enjoined by the federal courts on what grounds?

4. Petitions from people who can't afford an attorney or the filing fees are called what?

5. Flood v. Kuhn involves which baseball team?

(see the answer key)

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