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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who first publishs the Pentagon Papers?
2. When Blackmun is appointed to the Court, he receives how many bags of cert petitions?
3. Douglas assigns the Lloyd opinion to which Justice?
4. Burger believes that Warren was more interested in results than what?
5. On what day does Burger circulate his draft opinion in the Charlotte case?
Short Essay Questions
1. Which justices were in favor of ruling against the abortion laws?
2. What was one of the things Stewart didn't like about the chief justice?
3. What does Justice Stewart think of Chief Justice Burger's draft of the Charlotte busing opinion that is circulated on December 8th?
4. What is Justice Black's opinion on school desegregation and busing?
5. What is one of the changes Burger makes to the court when he becomes chief justice?
6. How does the court view the abortion cases?
7. What is Burger's worry about his office when he becomes chief justice?
8. Before the court sets the written and oral briefing schedule for a case, what happens?
9. What does the book mean when it says that the Supreme Court performs its work in secret?
10. What do law clerks generally talk about over lunch and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How did desegregation dominate the 1969-1975 terms of the court? Use examples from the book to support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What was one of the big issues the Burger court dealt with, and how did the court handle the issue? Discuss legal reasoning, internal debates, and anything else that you think is relevant. Use the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
What are the seven steps that each case which comes before the court must go through? Give examples of each step and the role each step play in the next steps. Use the book to support your answer.
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