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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1975 Term.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The publication of the Pentagon Papers is enjoined by the federal courts on what grounds?
(a) Prior restraint.
(b) Harmful content.
(c) Illicit content.
(d) National security.

2. In what month do the doctors tell Douglas that his condition was permanent?
(a) October.
(b) November.
(c) December.
(d) January.

3. Singleton v. Wulff concerns what issue?
(a) Gun rights.
(b) Homosexual rights.
(c) Abortion.
(d) Free speech.

4. Which amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment?
(a) Eighth.
(b) Eleventh.
(c) Ninth.
(d) Tenth.

5. With Douglas gone, who is the senior associate justice?
(a) Brennan.
(b) Stewart.
(c) White.
(d) Powell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Black incorporates a list of permissible actions a judge can take to deal with unruly behavior in what decision?

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

3. What change does Berger make to the actual bench the justices sat at?

4. Burger tries to squeeze in a lunch with the clerks how often?

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

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