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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which justice wants to write his own opinion in the Keyes case?
(a) Marshall.
(b) Powell.
(c) Burger.
(d) Douglas.

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

4. Which justice writes the opinion in Jenkins v. Georgia?
(a) Rehnquist.
(b) Douglas.
(c) Burger.
(d) Brennan.

5. Where is Burger when he receives the call that tells him Nixon is going to resign?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) Netherlands.
(d) France.

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

7. Doe v. Commonwealth's Attorney concerns what issue?
(a) Adoption.
(b) Abortion.
(c) Homosexuality.
(d) Parental rights.

8. The opinion on the obscenity cases comes from the court on what day in 1972?
(a) June 14.
(b) June 29.
(c) June 21.
(d) June 5.

9. Saxbe v. Bustos is what type of case?
(a) Discrimination.
(b) Freedom of speech.
(c) Immigration.
(d) Segregation.

10. In what year does Watergate take place?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1972.

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

12. With Douglas gone, who is the senior associate justice?
(a) Powell.
(b) White.
(c) Stewart.
(d) Brennan.

13. During the 1974 term, who is the court's press officer?
(a) Barney McGuinnes.
(b) Barkley McAdams.
(c) Burt McFarland.
(d) Barrett McGurn.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1972 term, who writes the majority opinion on abortion?

2. Who writes the dissent in San Antonio v. Rodriguez?

3. A retired justice always has how many clerks available?

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

5. How long after he leaves the hospital does Douglas return to the hospital?

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