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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days does Burger spend in the hospital after he was hit by a car?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

2. In July 1973, which court issues an injunction to halt the bombing of Cambodia by the US?
(a) New York District Court.
(b) Maryland District Court.
(c) Washington DC District Court.
(d) California District Court.

3. Jaworski asks for a special review by the court in the Watergate tapes case. What is the name of this type of review?
(a) Latent review.
(b) Expedited review.
(c) A priori review.
(d) Sitting review.

4. In Almeida-Sanchez v. US, what amendment is involved?
(a) Seventh.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Third.
(d) Fifth.

5. What 1973 case involves busing in Detroit?
(a) Madison v. Bowling.
(b) MacAdams v. Brenat.
(c) Milliken v. Bradley.
(d) Marshall v. Bowing.

6. Who writes the dissent in San Antonio v. Rodriguez?
(a) Blackmun.
(b) Rehnquist.
(c) Marshall.
(d) Burger.

7. What justice does the ACLU go to when they do not like the ruling of the first justice?
(a) Brennan.
(b) Douglas.
(c) Rehnquist.
(d) Powell.

8. Who writes the Saxbe opinion?
(a) Douglas.
(b) Powell.
(c) Brennan.
(d) Blackmun.

9. Where does Blackmun spend the summer of 1972?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Virginia.

10. Which justice writes the opinion in the Keyes case?
(a) Douglas.
(b) Brennan.
(c) Blackmun.
(d) Powell.

11. After the firing of Archibald Cox, who does President Nixon turn the tapes over to?
(a) Judge Marshman.
(b) Judge Sirica.
(c) Judge Rantlet.
(d) Judge Viviani.

12. In what month does the ACLU appeal the Court of Appeals decision to lift the injunction to the Supreme Court
(a) October.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) September.

13. On what day is the Keyes decision announced to the public?
(a) June 14.
(b) June 29.
(c) June 1.
(d) June 21.

14. Which justice withdraws from the Keyes case because of a possible conflict of interest?
(a) Burger.
(b) Marshall.
(c) Rehnquist.
(d) White.

15. What state is involved in the 1972 case in which the court has to decide if resident aliens can become members of the bar?
(a) Maryland.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New York.
(d) Connecticut.

Short Answer Questions

1. In September of 1975, Douglas appears in what city, to hear an emergency request?

2. With Douglas gone, who is the senior associate justice?

3. The opinion on the obscenity cases comes from the court on what day in 1972?

4. Burger circulates his latest version of the executive privilege section of the Watergate draft on what day?

5. In the Keyes case, what is the name of the local area where the case comes from?

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