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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1974 Term.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the man who requests a secret session with the court regarding the Pentagon Papers?
(a) Frost.
(b) James.
(c) Walters.
(d) Griswold.

2. What state is involved in the 1972 case in which the court has to decide if resident aliens can become members of the bar?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Maryland.
(c) New York.
(d) New Jersey.

3. Hartstein v. Missouri, Miller v. California, and Wiener v. California are all cases that consider what?
(a) Death penalty.
(b) Pornography.
(c) Illegal searches.
(d) Child labor.

4. Lloyd v. Tanner deals with the distribution of anti-war literature in what state?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Utah.
(c) California.
(d) Oregon.

5. In the Keyes case, what is the name of the local area where the case comes from?
(a) Park Hill.
(b) Aspen Pines.
(c) Shadow Mountain.
(d) Dawning Creek.

Short Answer Questions

1. What court decides the Mapp v. Ohio case?

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

3. How long was Earl Warren chief justice?

4. Burger writes a memo that looks at the obscenity cases of the 1971 term within a doctrine called what?

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

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