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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1973 Term.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Burger does not want to be compared to which former Justice?
(a) Madison.
(b) Marbury.
(c) Roman.
(d) Warren.

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

3. 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.

4. The Utah Public Service Commission v. El Paso Natural Gas Co. is a case that has been bouncing around the courts for how many years?
(a) Thirteen years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Eleven years.
(d) Twelve years.

5. Who dies on the day the abortion decision is formally announced?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Jimmy Carter.
(c) Lyndon Johnson.
(d) Ronald Regan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Flood v. Kuhn involves which baseball team?

2. Which justice writes the opinion in Jenkins v. Georgia?

3. Blackmun had been general counsel at what location when he was in private practice?

4. What is the job of Powell's in-laws?

5. How many judges sign onto the eventual decision in the Charlotte case?

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