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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day is Warren's successor offered the position?
(a) May 23.
(b) May 17.
(c) May 19.
(d) May 21.

2. Following the oral arguments in a case, the justices hold a conference called what?
(a) The decision conference.
(b) The case conference.
(c) The conferring conference.
(d) Meet and confer.

3. On what day does Burger hold a news conference in his chambers to explain why the court did not hold a special summer session to address the busing issue?
(a) July 31.
(b) June 30.
(c) September 30.
(d) August 31.

4. Black joins the Court as an associate justice in what year?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1950.

5. Who did Chief Justice Earl Warren believe would be his replacement?
(a) Potter Stewart.
(b) Thurgood Marshall.
(c) Warren R. Burger.
(d) John Mitchell.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day does Harlan resign from the Court?

2. In what year does Chief Justice Earl Warren retire from the Court?

3. On what day does Black die?

4. The Brennan order on desegregation, issued to guide the lower courts, was issued __________, meaning it had no designated author.

5. Marshall views the dealth penalty as what?

(see the answer key)

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