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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is Nixon's successor sworn in?
(a) August 11.
(b) August 9.
(c) August 10.
(d) August 12.

2. What ability does Douglas not have when he returns to Washington in 1975?
(a) He can't write.
(b) He can't read.
(c) He can't speak.
(d) He can't hear.

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

4. Which justice writes the first order refusing to halt the bombings?
(a) White.
(b) Marshall.
(c) Burger.
(d) Blackmun.

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

6. What state does San Antonio v. Rodriguez come from?
(a) California.
(b) Texas.
(c) Arizona.
(d) New Mexico.

7. Douglas and his wife spend the summer before the 1975 term where?
(a) Duck Hill.
(b) Mallard Pond.
(c) Goose Prairie.
(d) Gander Farm.

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

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

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

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

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

13. Who writes the opinion in Paul v. Davis?
(a) O'Conner.
(b) Rehnquist.
(c) Powell.
(d) Blackmun.

14. Who presents the case for the president in the Watergate argument before the Court?
(a) Jason Aleggerton.
(b) James St. Clair.
(c) John St. Hampton.
(d) Julius San Martin.

15. What is the name of the 1972 case in which the court has to decide if resident aliens can become members of the bar?
(a) In re Talumns.
(b) In re Fartly.
(c) In re Griffiths.
(d) In re Martin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Doe v. Commonwealth's Attorney concerns what issue?

2. On what day is the Keyes decision announced to the public?

3. In what month do the doctors tell Douglas that his condition was permanent?

4. What 1973 case involves busing in Detroit?

5. Who does the president appoint to replace Douglas?

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