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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 is appointed to Black's seat on the Court?

2. Burger writes a memo that looks at the obscenity cases of the 1971 term within a doctrine called what?

3. Haynsworth is nominated to fill the seat vacated by whom?

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

5. The chief justice gets to assign opinion-writing duties under what conditions?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are IFPs?

4. What are the three level of federal courts?

5. Why does Justice Stewart work with the chief justice on drafting the Charlotte busing opinion?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What effect can presidents have on the Supreme Court? Cite examples from the book to support your answer.

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

How do politics affect the decisions of the Supreme Court? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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