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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. Brennan approaches the issue of abortion on the basis of what other right?

2. One of Warren's last acts is to overturn a decision in what case?

3. How long can the decision process take for the justices?

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

5. The Mapp v. Ohio case concerns which amendment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are IFPs?

2. How does the court view the abortion cases?

3. What does "granting cert" mean?

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

5. What are the three level of federal courts?

6. How many justices sit on the Supreme Court, and how do they arrange duties?

7. Why is Burger looking for a landmark case?

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

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

10. Burger feels that he can distinguish his court from Warren's court by doing what?

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

Discuss how and why the court used the Constitution to support its rulings in the issues below:

1) Desegregation.

2) Privacy.

Essay Topic 3

What makes a book a history book? Is this book a history book? if not, what genre is this book and why? Use the book to support your answer.

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