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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who writes the Saxbe opinion?
(a) Powell.
(b) Brennan.
(c) Blackmun.
(d) Douglas.
2. In July 1973, which court issues an injunction to halt the bombing of Cambodia by the US?
(a) California District Court.
(b) Maryland District Court.
(c) New York District Court.
(d) Washington DC District Court.
3. In what month does the ACLU appeal the Court of Appeals decision to lift the injunction to the Supreme Court
(a) August.
(b) September.
(c) July.
(d) October.
4. Who writes the majority opinion in San Antonio v. Rodriguez?
(a) Burger.
(b) Brennan.
(c) White.
(d) Powell.
5. Much to the amazement of his former clerks, who does Berger stand up for in May, 1973?
(a) Haldeman.
(b) Markman.
(c) Ehrlichman.
(d) President Nixon.
6. When is the first day of the court's term each year?
(a) The first day in October.
(b) The first Monday in October.
(c) The second Monday in October.
(d) The third Monday in October.
7. In what month during the 1975 term is there a special Saturday session to consider the death penalty cert petitions?
(a) January.
(b) December.
(c) October.
(d) November.
8. What is the last day of the 1975 term?
(a) July 6.
(b) July 8.
(c) July 7.
(d) July 9.
9. 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.
10. Who does the president appoint to replace Douglas?
(a) Ruth Ginsberg.
(b) John Paul Stevens.
(c) Sandra Day O'Conner.
(d) Steven O'Dell.
11. Where does Blackmun spend the summer of 1972?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Minnesota.
12. What is the name of Powell's wife?
(a) Betty.
(b) Jo.
(c) Mary.
(d) Anne.
13. Saxbe v. Bustos is what type of case?
(a) Discrimination.
(b) Segregation.
(c) Immigration.
(d) Freedom of speech.
14. What is the name of Douglas' wife?
(a) Mildred.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Cathy.
(d) Nancy.
15. On April 2, in the 1975 term, the justices vote seven to two on what issue?
(a) The death penalty.
(b) Abortion.
(c) The exculsionary rule.
(d) Illegal search and siezure.
Short Answer Questions
1. What ability does Douglas not have when he returns to Washington in 1975?
2. Which justice writes the opinion in Jenkins v. Georgia?
3. Who dies on the day the abortion decision is formally announced?
4. Which justice writes the opinion in Hamling v. US?
5. When is Nixon's successor sworn in?
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