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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1974 Term.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what day does Burger circulate his draft opinion in the Charlotte case?
(a) December 8.
(b) December 10.
(c) December 9.
(d) December 11.

3. Which justice wants to write his own opinion in the Keyes case?
(a) Powell.
(b) Marshall.
(c) Burger.
(d) Douglas.

4. Who appoints justices to the Supreme Court?
(a) The attorney general.
(b) Congress.
(c) The president.
(d) The senate.

5. Which amendment covers freedom of speech?
(a) Second.
(b) First.
(c) Tenth.
(d) Fifth.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many justices write the majority opinion?

4. Where does Blackmun spend the summer of 1972?

5. Douglas assigns the Lloyd opinion to which Justice?

(see the answer key)

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