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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. What change does Berger make to the actual bench the justices sat at?

2. Which Justice concludes that federal judges can order whatever remedy they feel is required by the situation?

3. When the court agrees to hear a case it is known as granting what?

4. Who is the representative for the government in the school case before the court?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Justice Black's opinion on school desegregation and busing?

2. What is one of the assignments that a Supreme Court justice has?

3. Where do Justices Black and Harlan spend their time during the break before the 1971 term?

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

5. What does Justice Harlan believe about precedent?

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

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

8. What is the solicitor general's argument in the Charlotte busing case?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which justice, not including the chief justice, was a good justice? What is your definition of a good justice? Answer the question using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

How did desegregation dominate the 1969-1975 terms of the court? Use examples from the book to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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