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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Frontiero v. Richardson involves what issue?
(a) Economic discrimination.
(b) Marital discrimination.
(c) Sexual discrimination.
(d) Racial discrimination.

2. What is the last day of the 1975 term?
(a) July 8.
(b) July 6.
(c) July 9.
(d) July 7.

3. On what day is the firing of Archibald Cox announced?
(a) October 20.
(b) October 14.
(c) October 31.
(d) October 26.

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

5. After being told by the doctors that his condition was permanent, where does Douglas go for a consult?
(a) Rusk Institute.
(b) Mayo Clinic.
(c) Rattenberg Clinic.
(d) John Hopkins.

6. 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) A priori review.
(c) Expedited review.
(d) Sitting review.

7. Keyes v. School District No. 1 is from what state?
(a) Washington.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Montana.
(d) Wyoming.

8. Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. Conrad deals with which musical?
(a) Grease.
(b) Hair.
(c) The Sound of Music.
(d) Westside Story.

9. Who writes the majority opinion in San Antonio v. Rodriguez?
(a) Powell.
(b) White.
(c) Burger.
(d) Brennan.

10. Which amendment says that no one should be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process?
(a) Fifteenth.
(b) Sixteenth.
(c) Thirteenth.
(d) Fourteenth.

11. Much to the amazement of his former clerks, who does Berger stand up for in May, 1973?
(a) Markman.
(b) Haldeman.
(c) President Nixon.
(d) Ehrlichman.

12. Burger circulates his latest version of the executive privilege section of the Watergate draft on what day?
(a) July 11.
(b) July 9.
(c) July 17.
(d) July 20.

13. In what month during the 1975 term is there a special Saturday session to consider the death penalty cert petitions?
(a) December.
(b) October.
(c) November.
(d) January.

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

15. In what month do the doctors tell Douglas that his condition was permanent?
(a) October.
(b) December.
(c) January.
(d) November.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the first day of the court's term each year?

2. Which amendment requires a search warrant?

3. What is the first reverse discrimination case the Court hears?

4. How many days does Burger spend in the hospital after he was hit by a car?

5. What is the vote, for and against, in the Keyes case?

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