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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. Who has to negotiate every paragraph of the Charlotte opinion with Burger?
(a) Harlan.
(b) Stewart.
(c) Black.
(d) Blackmun.

2. Black joins the Court as an associate justice in what year?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1950.

3. On what day does Harlan resign from the Court?
(a) September 28.
(b) September 20.
(c) September 23.
(d) September 16.

4. Which Justice concludes that federal judges can order whatever remedy they feel is required by the situation?
(a) Stewart.
(b) Black.
(c) Burger.
(d) Harlan.

5. What court decides the Mapp v. Ohio case?
(a) The Warren Court.
(b) The Maddison Court.
(c) The Burger Court.
(d) The Harlan Court.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Blackmun finally makes it through all the cert petitions that are waiting his arrival on the Court, how many does he agree to grant cert for?

2. Who writes the decision in Cohen v. California?

3. The Charlotte case is appealed to the Supreme Court as _________ v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education.

4. Who confirms the nominations of the president to the Supreme Court?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one of Warren's last acts as chief justice?

2. Why does Burger favor a rehearing in the case of Utah Public Service Commission v. El Paso Natural Gas Co.?

3. What is the role of the president and the Senate in appointing justices on the Supreme Court?

4. How does Gerald R. Ford try to impeach Douglas?

5. What are IFPs?

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

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

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

9. What does Justice Stewart think of Chief Justice Burger's draft of the Charlotte busing opinion that is circulated on December 8th?

10. What does the book mean when it says that the Supreme Court performs its work in secret?

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