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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day does Black resign from the Court?

2. Written arguments from both sides of the case are also called what?

3. The Brennan order on desegregation, issued to guide the lower courts, was issued __________, meaning it had no designated author.

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

5. What is the famous case about abortion that the Supreme Court hears?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Justices Black and Harlan leave the Court, what do the remaining Justices do?

2. Before the court sets the written and oral briefing schedule for a case, what happens?

3. What do law clerks generally talk about over lunch and why?

4. What is the issue in Griggs v. Duke Power Co.?

5. How many justices sit on the Supreme Court, and how do they arrange duties?

6. What is one of Warren's last acts as chief justice?

7. What does the book mean when it says that the Supreme Court performs its work in secret?

8. How does Gerald R. Ford try to impeach Douglas?

9. Burger feels that he can distinguish his court from Warren's court by doing what?

10. Why does Nixon package the nominations of Powell and Rehnquist together for passage through the Senate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What makes a book a history book? Is this book a history book? if not, what genre is this book and why? Use the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

How does the court's ability to choose its cases influence the decisions it makes? Cite examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how and why the court used the Constitution to support its rulings in the issues below:

1) Desegregation.

2) Privacy.

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