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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day is Warren's successor sworn in?
(a) June 23.
(b) June 20.
(c) July 23.
(d) July 20.

2. The famous case on school segregation is called __________ vs. Board of Education.
(a) Turner.
(b) Marks.
(c) Brown.
(d) Bowing.

3. The decision on the death penalty cases in the 1971 term is announced on what day?
(a) June 29.
(b) June 30.
(c) June 28.
(d) June 27.

4. What is the other state (not Texas) who has an abortion case come before the Court in 1971?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Nevada.
(d) Arizona.

5. How long does each side normally get during oral arguments?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 60 minutes.
(d) As long as they want.

6. In Charlotte, North Carolina, what is the name of the judge who orders desegregation in Mecklenberg County?
(a) Justin McLawson.
(b) Judas McAdams.
(c) James McMillan.
(d) Jorge McDawling.

7. Douglas notices there is a majority of five that support what position in the Charlotte case?
(a) McMillan order.
(b) Busing.
(c) Burger's position.
(d) Desegregation without interference.

8. Blackmun had been general counsel at what location when he was in private practice?
(a) FBI.
(b) Mayo Clinic.
(c) Smithsonian.
(d) John Hopkins.

9. What room does Berger want to take as his office?
(a) The old chief justice's office.
(b) The break room.
(c) The decision room.
(d) The conference room.

10. How many judges sign onto the eventual decision in the Charlotte case?
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Nine.
(d) Six.

11. The Mapp v. Ohio case concerns which amendment?
(a) First.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Second.
(d) Fourth.

12. The judge in Charlotte, North Carolina, orders that desegregation be based on what?
(a) The racial composition of the student population.
(b) The racial composition of the population.
(c) The racial composition of the business districts.
(d) The racial composition of residential districts.

13. Black incorporates a list of permissible actions a judge can take to deal with unruly behavior in what decision?
(a) The Marshall case.
(b) The Turmond case.
(c) The Allen case.
(d) The Rutherford case.

14. On what day does Burger hold a news conference in his chambers to explain why the court did not hold a special summer session to address the busing issue?
(a) August 31.
(b) June 30.
(c) September 30.
(d) July 31.

15. In 1971, what is Black convinced he was dying of?
(a) Chicken pox.
(b) Measles.
(c) AIDS.
(d) Cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Chief Justice Earl Warren retire from the Court?

2. Cohen v. California concerns what amendement?

3. When the Charlotte case is remanded to the lower court, how many days of hearings are held?

4. Lloyd v. Tanner deals with the distribution of anti-war literature in what state?

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

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