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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1973 Term.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Haynsworth is nominated to fill the seat vacated by whom?
(a) Marshall.
(b) Williams.
(c) Fortas.
(d) Goodman.

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

3. How many days are there between the first publication of the Pentagon Papers and the hearing in the court?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eleven.

4. Berger hires how many more clerks?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Three.
(c) Nine.
(d) Six.

5. Who's funeral happens while the Justices are in the middle of writing the Watergate opinion?
(a) Black.
(b) Marbury.
(c) Warren.
(d) Marshall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first publishs the Pentagon Papers?

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

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

4. Blackmun had been general counsel at what location when he was in private practice?

5. Who confirms the nominations of the president to the Supreme Court?

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