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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Chief Justice Earl Warren believe would be his replacement?
(a) John Mitchell.
(b) Potter Stewart.
(c) Warren R. Burger.
(d) Thurgood Marshall.

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

3. Where does Blackmun spend the summer of 1972?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Minnesota.

4. Petitions from people who can't afford an attorney or the filing fees are called what?
(a) Informational pauper petitions.
(b) Informational petitions.
(c) Informal petitions.
(d) Informa pauperis petitions.

5. What is the job of Powell's in-laws?
(a) Dentists.
(b) Podiatrists.
(c) Pediatricians.
(d) Obstetricians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state is involved in the 1972 case in which the court has to decide if resident aliens can become members of the bar?

2. In November of 1972, what is the name of the attorney who argues a pornography case in front of the court?

3. In Almeida-Sanchez v. US, what amendment is involved?

4. In what month does the ACLU appeal the Court of Appeals decision to lift the injunction to the Supreme Court

5. What is the name of the Denver judge who orders busing in the Keyes case?

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