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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. Where does Burger hold his annual reunion with his former clerks?

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

3. Who does the president appoint to replace Douglas?

4. After Burger returns from the Netherlands, he is hit by a car while doing what?

5. What is the name of Douglas' wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Powell do his research on abortion?

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

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

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

5. What is expedited review?

6. In the Frontiero case, what does the lower court decide?

7. What is one of the Justices considerations in the reverse discrimination case?

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

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

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

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 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

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.

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