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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Blackmun is appointed to the Court, he receives how many bags of cert petitions?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

4. A retired justice always has how many clerks available?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

5. Lloyd v. Tanner deals with the distribution of anti-war literature in what state?
(a) California.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Utah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is appointed to Black's seat on the Court?

2. Where is Burger when he receives the call that tells him Nixon is going to resign?

3. How many days are there between the first publication of the Pentagon Papers and the hearing in the court?

4. Which amendment covers freedom of speech?

5. Who will succeed Nixon as President?

(see the answer key)

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