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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1971 Term.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Charlotte case is remanded to the lower court, how many days of hearings are held?
(a) Eight.
(b) Seven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Nine.

2. How many justices must agree to hear a case before the case can be heard?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

3. The Charlotte case is appealed to the Supreme Court as _________ v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education.
(a) Redding.
(b) Madison.
(c) Black.
(d) Swann.

4. Douglas assigns the Lloyd opinion to which Justice?
(a) Powell.
(b) Brennan.
(c) Blackmun.
(d) Marshall.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Earl Warren chief justice?

2. How many justices write the majority opinion?

3. How are decisions of the Supreme Court announced?

4. How many judges sign onto the eventual decision in the Charlotte case?

5. The famous case on school segregation is called __________ vs. Board of Education.

(see the answer key)

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