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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1975 Term.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is appointed to Black's seat on the Court?
(a) Powell.
(b) Marshall.
(c) Dertain.
(d) Williams.

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

3. Who writes the decision in Cohen v. California?
(a) Burger.
(b) Black.
(c) Douglas.
(d) Harlan.

4. On May 19, President Nixon has what agency begin a background check on a future justice?
(a) NSA.
(b) FBI.
(c) CIA.
(d) Attorney General.

5. Which justice writes the opinion in Jenkins v. Georgia?
(a) Rehnquist.
(b) Burger.
(c) Brennan.
(d) Douglas.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the first day of the court's term each year?

2. How long after he leaves the hospital does Douglas return to the hospital?

3. Who appoints justices to the Supreme Court?

4. On what date are the oral arguments heard on the Watergate tapes?

5. What 1973 case involves busing in Detroit?

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