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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. Buckley v. Valeo deals with what issue?

2. In November of 1972, what is the name of the attorney who argues a pornography case in front of the court?

3. Which justice writes the first order refusing to halt the bombings?

4. What is the vote, for and against, in the Keyes case?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Blackmun's formula on abortion that wins the support of the chief justice?

2. How does Powell do his research on abortion?

3. After the other justices comment on his draft decision in the Milliken case, what does Burger do?

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

5. What do the Justices have to do after the Douglas resignation?

6. How does Burger get from the Netherlands to the White House for Ford's swearing-in?

7. Why is White critical of Stevens?

8. What does Brennan see the decision in Warth v. Seldin as doing?

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

10. In the 1973 term, how does the court deal with obscenity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What is precedent? What is the role of precedent for the Supreme Court? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How does the court's ability to choose its cases influence the decisions it makes? Cite examples from the book to support your answer.

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