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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1972 Term.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the issue in Phillips v. Martin Marietta?
(a) Discrimination.
(b) Desegregation.
(c) Illegal searches.
(d) Free speech.

2. Black and Burger feel that desegregation can be achieved without ________.
(a) Ratios.
(b) Quotas.
(c) Busing.
(d) Rules.

3. Who is appointed to Harlan's seat on the Court?
(a) Stevenson.
(b) Gilcherst.
(c) Rehnquist.
(d) O'Conner.

4. The judge in Charlotte, North Carolina, orders that desegregation be based on what?
(a) The racial composition of residential districts.
(b) The racial composition of the student population.
(c) The racial composition of the population.
(d) The racial composition of the business districts.

5. On what day is Warren's successor sworn in?
(a) June 20.
(b) July 20.
(c) July 23.
(d) June 23.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long can the decision process take for the justices?

2. The publication of the Pentagon Papers is enjoined by the federal courts on what grounds?

3. Who appoints justices to the Supreme Court?

4. What is the name of the attorney who represents the state of Texas in the abortion case before the Court?

5. What is the name of the man who requests a secret session with the court regarding the Pentagon Papers?

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