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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under which law does Flood sue in Flood v. Kuhn?
(a) Deregulation law.
(b) Antitrust law.
(c) Antiregulation law.
(d) Fairness Doctrine.

2. Who confirms the nominations of the president to the Supreme Court?
(a) The House of Representatives.
(b) The attorney general.
(c) Congress.
(d) The Senate.

3. 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) Seven or eight.
(b) About half.
(c) None.
(d) Three or four.

4. In what year does Chief Justice Earl Warren retire from the Court?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1960.

5. The Mapp v. Ohio case concerns which amendment?
(a) Second.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Fourth.
(d) First.

Short Answer Questions

1. Burger keeps track of the justices workload on what?

2. On what day does Black resign from the Court?

3. The Brennan order on desegregation, issued to guide the lower courts, was issued __________, meaning it had no designated author.

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

5. Who writes the decision in Cohen v. California?

(see the answer key)

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