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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. Black incorporates a list of permissible actions a judge can take to deal with unruly behavior in what decision?

2. Potter Stewart is worried that what problem would become public if he took the Chief Justice spot?

3. Douglas assigns the Lloyd opinion to which Justice?

4. On what day does Burger hold a news conference in his chambers to explain why the court did not hold a special summer session to address the busing issue?

5. Black and Harlan are in what hospital in July 1971?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is one of the changes Burger makes to the court when he becomes chief justice?

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

7. What does Justice Harlan believe about precedent?

8. How does the court view the abortion cases?

9. What does "granting cert" mean?

10. What are IFPs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book to support your answer, was Burger a good chief justice? Why or why not?

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

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