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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1972 term, who writes the majority opinion on abortion?
(a) Blackmun.
(b) Douglas.
(c) Stewart.
(d) White.

2. Who has to negotiate every paragraph of the Charlotte opinion with Burger?
(a) Black.
(b) Harlan.
(c) Blackmun.
(d) Stewart.

3. What ability does Douglas not have when he returns to Washington in 1975?
(a) He can't hear.
(b) He can't speak.
(c) He can't write.
(d) He can't read.

4. Who presents the case for the president in the Watergate argument before the Court?
(a) Jason Aleggerton.
(b) Julius San Martin.
(c) James St. Clair.
(d) John St. Hampton.

5. What change does Berger make to the actual bench the justices sat at?
(a) He makes it straighter.
(b) He changes the wood.
(c) He raises it higher.
(d) He curves it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which amendment covers freedom of speech?

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

3. When Blackmun is appointed to the Court, he receives how many bags of cert petitions?

4. What circuit court of appeals rules on the order in the Charlotte case?

5. Who wrote the 1973 majority opinion on the Detroit busing case?

(see the answer key)

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