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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. The chief justice gets to assign opinion-writing duties under what conditions?
3. When Douglas goes out of town, Burger reassigns the Lloyd opinion to which Justice?
4. Who is appointed to Harlan's seat on the Court?
5. In Charlotte, North Carolina, what is the name of the judge who orders desegregation in Mecklenberg County?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Burger often not prepared for conferences and making mistakes in his assignments?
2. Which justices were in favor of ruling against the abortion laws?
3. How does Gerald R. Ford try to impeach Douglas?
4. What are some of the things that occur under the Warren Court?
5. How does the court view the abortion cases?
6. Why is Burger looking for a landmark case?
7. What is the solicitor general's argument in the Charlotte busing case?
8. When thinking about what opinion he should have on the Charlotte case, what does Justice Douglas have concerns with?
9. What is one of the changes Burger makes to the court when he becomes chief justice?
10. Why does Justice Stewart work with the chief justice on drafting the Charlotte busing opinion?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do politics affect the decisions of the Supreme Court? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
What are the seven steps that each case which comes before the court must go through? Give examples of each step and the role each step play in the next steps. Use the book to support your answer.
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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