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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Utah Public Service Commission v. El Paso Natural Gas Co. is a case that has been bouncing around the courts for how many years?
(a) Eleven years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Thirteen years.

2. When the court agrees to hear a case it is known as granting what?
(a) Briefing.
(b) Hearing.
(c) Argument.
(d) Cert.

3. Who is the attorney for Inc. Fund when they bring the school case before the Court?
(a) Regan Lewis.
(b) Clark Emch.
(c) Jack Greenbery.
(d) Jordan Mitchell.

4. Hugo Black is asked to rule on the delay of racial segregation in what state?
(a) Texas.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Mississippi.

5. What is the other state (not Texas) who has an abortion case come before the Court in 1971?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Nevada.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Blackmun is appointed to the Court, he receives how many bags of cert petitions?

2. How long can the decision process take for the justices?

3. Written arguments from both sides of the case are also called what?

4. Black joins the Court as an associate justice in what year?

5. In Clay v. US, what is the faith of the petitioner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Before the court sets the written and oral briefing schedule for a case, what happens?

2. Burger feels that he can distinguish his court from Warren's court by doing what?

3. Why does Nixon package the nominations of Powell and Rehnquist together for passage through the Senate?

4. When thinking about what opinion he should have on the Charlotte case, what does Justice Douglas have concerns with?

5. When Justices Black and Harlan leave the Court, what do the remaining Justices do?

6. What are some of the things that occur under the Warren Court?

7. What is the issue in Griggs v. Duke Power Co.?

8. Why is Burger often not prepared for conferences and making mistakes in his assignments?

9. What does "granting cert" mean?

10. Which justices were in favor of ruling against the abortion laws?

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