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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. When the Charlotte case is remanded to the lower court, how many days of hearings are held?
(a) Eight.
(b) Nine.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

2. The tentative vote on the death penalty cases in the 1971 term is held on what day?
(a) January 13.
(b) January 29.
(c) January 18.
(d) January 21.

3. Where do Warren and his clerks spend Saturdays?
(a) At work.
(b) At the chief justice's home.
(c) At the Press Club.
(d) At the University Club.

4. Black and Burger feel that desegregation can be achieved without ________.
(a) Quotas.
(b) Rules.
(c) Ratios.
(d) Busing.

5. Black incorporates a list of permissible actions a judge can take to deal with unruly behavior in what decision?
(a) The Allen case.
(b) The Rutherford case.
(c) The Turmond case.
(d) The Marshall case.

Short Answer Questions

1. The judge in Charlotte, North Carolina, orders that desegregation be based on what?

2. Who has to negotiate every paragraph of the Charlotte opinion with Burger?

3. Who is appointed to Harlan's seat on the Court?

4. What circuit court of appeals rules on the order in the Charlotte case?

5. Petitions from people who can't afford an attorney or the filing fees are called what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was one of the things Stewart didn't like about the chief justice?

2. What is Burger's worry about his office when he becomes chief justice?

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

4. Why is Burger looking for a landmark case?

5. What does "granting cert" mean?

6. What do law clerks generally talk about over lunch and why?

7. What are the three level of federal courts?

8. What does Chief Justice Burger do that Justice Douglas says he has never seen in his 33 years on the Court?

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

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

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