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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the issue in Phillips v. Martin Marietta?
(a) Desegregation.
(b) Illegal searches.
(c) Discrimination.
(d) Free speech.

2. On what day does Black die?
(a) September 30.
(b) September 25.
(c) September 17.
(d) September 10.

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

4. Flood v. Kuhn involves which baseball team?
(a) Mets.
(b) NY Yankees.
(c) St. Louis Cardinals.
(d) San Francisco Giants.

5. In 1971, what is Black convinced he was dying of?
(a) Measles.
(b) AIDS.
(c) Chicken pox.
(d) Cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Blackmun is appointed to the Court, he receives how many bags of cert petitions?

2. In Charlotte, North Carolina, what is the name of the judge who orders desegregation in Mecklenberg County?

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

4. How are decisions of the Supreme Court announced?

5. Marshall views the dealth penalty as what?

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