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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many more clerks does Berger originally want to hire?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Nine.
(d) Twelve.
2. On what day does Black die?
(a) September 30.
(b) September 25.
(c) September 17.
(d) September 10.
3. The publication of the Pentagon Papers is enjoined by the federal courts on what grounds?
(a) National security.
(b) Illicit content.
(c) Harmful content.
(d) Prior restraint.
4. Who appoints justices to the Supreme Court?
(a) The president.
(b) The senate.
(c) Congress.
(d) The attorney general.
5. Petitions from people who can't afford an attorney or the filing fees are called what?
(a) Informational petitions.
(b) Informal petitions.
(c) Informational pauper petitions.
(d) Informa pauperis petitions.
6. Where do Warren and his clerks spend Saturdays?
(a) At the chief justice's home.
(b) At the University Club.
(c) At work.
(d) At the Press Club.
7. In what year does Chief Justice Earl Warren retire from the Court?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1960.
8. Who first publishs the Pentagon Papers?
(a) Chicago Sun Times.
(b) New York Times.
(c) Washington Post.
(d) Associated Press.
9. What circuit court of appeals rules on the order in the Charlotte case?
(a) Sixth.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Third.
10. Who is the attorney for Inc. Fund when they bring the school case before the Court?
(a) Jack Greenbery.
(b) Clark Emch.
(c) Regan Lewis.
(d) Jordan Mitchell.
11. The Mapp v. Ohio case concerns which amendment?
(a) Second.
(b) Fifth.
(c) First.
(d) Fourth.
12. Flood v. Kuhn involves which baseball team?
(a) San Francisco Giants.
(b) St. Louis Cardinals.
(c) Mets.
(d) NY Yankees.
13. Potter Stewart is worried that what problem would become public if he took the Chief Justice spot?
(a) His mistress problem.
(b) His drinking problem.
(c) His wife's drug habit.
(d) His wife's drinking problem.
14. Written arguments from both sides of the case are also called what?
(a) Memoranda.
(b) Arguments.
(c) Briefs.
(d) Papers.
15. What is the other state (not Texas) who has an abortion case come before the Court in 1971?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Nevada.
(d) Georgia.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the Inc. Fund attorney in the Charlotte case?
2. Hartstein v. Missouri, Miller v. California, and Wiener v. California are all cases that consider what?
3. The decision on the death penalty cases in the 1971 term is announced on what day?
4. How long does each side normally get during oral arguments?
5. How long was Earl Warren chief justice?
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