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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. Who presents the case for the president in the Watergate argument before the Court?

2. What is the name of Douglas' wife?

3. What 1973 case involves busing in Detroit?

4. Frontiero v. Richardson involves what issue?

5. In what month during the 1975 term is there a special Saturday session to consider the death penalty cert petitions?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the Saxbe decision allow?

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

6. What is expedited review?

7. What do the other Justices decide to do when news of Douglas' stroke comes to them?

8. Why is Douglas' situation uneasy for all of the other justices?

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

10. Why is White critical of Stevens?

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 drove the behavior of Chief Justice Burger while he was on the court? Cite examples from the book to support your reasoning.

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