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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1969 Term.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pages is Hugo Black's opinion that does not overturn the lower court's decision on racial segregation?
(a) Five pages.
(b) Seven pages.
(c) Nine pages.
(d) Ten pages.

2. As chief justice, Burger was in charge of what building?
(a) The judicial buildings in DC.
(b) The Supreme Court building.
(c) The Courts building.
(d) The Appellate Court building.

3. When Blackmun finally makes it through all the cert petitions that are waiting his arrival on the Court, how many does he agree to grant cert for?
(a) About half.
(b) Seven or eight.
(c) None.
(d) Three or four.

4. One of Warren's last acts is to overturn a decision in what case?
(a) Adam Clayton Wells.
(b) Adam Clayton Drummond.
(c) Adam Clayton Smith.
(d) Adam Clayton Powell.

5. When Warren and his clerks got together on Saturdays, what do they watch?
(a) Basketball.
(b) The news.
(c) Football.
(d) Classic movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day is Warren's successor offered the position?

2. When does the court's term begin?

3. Who appoints justices to the Supreme Court?

4. When Blackmun is appointed to the Court, he receives how many bags of cert petitions?

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

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