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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. Hartstein v. Missouri, Miller v. California, and Wiener v. California are all cases that consider what?
2. Following the oral arguments in a case, the justices hold a conference called what?
3. Who is the representative for the government in the school case before the court?
4. The Charlotte case is appealed to the Supreme Court as _________ v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education.
5. How long can the decision process take for the justices?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the role of the president and the Senate in appointing justices on the Supreme Court?
2. Where do Justices Black and Harlan spend their time during the break before the 1971 term?
3. Burger feels that he can distinguish his court from Warren's court by doing what?
4. How many justices sit on the Supreme Court, and how do they arrange duties?
5. What is one of the assignments that a Supreme Court justice has?
6. Which justices were in favor of ruling against the abortion laws?
7. Why does Justice Stewart work with the chief justice on drafting the Charlotte busing opinion?
8. Why is Burger often not prepared for conferences and making mistakes in his assignments?
9. How does Gerald R. Ford try to impeach Douglas?
10. What does the book mean when it says that the Supreme Court performs its work in secret?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is precedent? What is the role of precedent for the Supreme Court? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
What drove the behavior of Chief Justice Burger while he was on the court? Cite examples from the book to support your reasoning.
Essay Topic 3
Brennan believe that the court should be the protector of right and the guarantor of fairness. In what way did the court live up to, or not meet, this standard? Discuss the answer using examples from the book as support.
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