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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. Which justice writes the opinion in Hamling v. US?

2. In the 1972 term, who writes the majority opinion on abortion?

3. Who travels to Douglas before the start of the 1975 term to try and get him to resign?

4. On the last day of the 1975 term, five decisions on what amendment are handed down?

5. Which justice withdraws from the Keyes case because of a possible conflict of interest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Burger do when he finds out the abortion opinion has been leaked to the press before its release date?

2. What happens to Douglas when he arrives in Nassau with his wife, Cathy?

3. What does Chief Justice Burger do at his annual reunions with his law clerks?

4. Why is White critical of Stevens?

5. Why does Burger go to New York to visit Douglas on July 24th, before the start of the 1975 term?

6. What does the first reverse-discrimination case the court hears concern?

7. What does the Saxbe decision allow?

8. Why does Stewart not agree with the concept of letting local jurisdictions decide what pornography was?

9. When Burger circulates his decision on the Milliken case in April, what does Powell find?

10. Who is John Doar and what is his job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How effectively does the court function when there are not nine Justices sitting and participating? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What effect can presidents have on the Supreme Court? Cite examples from the book to support your answer.

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