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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Douglas goes out of town, Burger reassigns the Lloyd opinion to which Justice?
(a) Rehnquist.
(b) Marshall.
(c) Powell.
(d) Stevenson.

2. How many more clerks does Berger originally want to hire?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Nine.
(d) Fifteen.

3. How many judges sign onto the eventual decision in the Charlotte case?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Nine.
(d) Five.

4. Gerald R. Ford leads an impeachment attempt against whom?
(a) Rosenberg.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Bivens.
(d) Douglas.

5. Under which law does Flood sue in Flood v. Kuhn?
(a) Fairness Doctrine.
(b) Deregulation law.
(c) Antiregulation law.
(d) Antitrust law.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Burger keeps track of the justices workload on what?

3. Warren delegates the writing of his opinion to whom?

4. Black incorporates a list of permissible actions a judge can take to deal with unruly behavior in what decision?

5. How many pages is Hugo Black's opinion that does not overturn the lower court's decision on racial segregation?

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