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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Black joins the Court as an associate justice in what year?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1930.

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

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

4. Hartstein v. Missouri, Miller v. California, and Wiener v. California are all cases that consider what?
(a) Child labor.
(b) Death penalty.
(c) Illegal searches.
(d) Pornography.

5. When the court agrees to hear a case it is known as granting what?
(a) Hearing.
(b) Argument.
(c) Cert.
(d) Briefing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Mapp v. Ohio case concerns which amendment?

3. On what day is Warren's successor offered the position?

4. What is the name of the attorney who represents the petitioner before the court in the Texas abortion case?

5. What circuit court of appeals rules on the order in the Charlotte case?

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