1. Agreement among four justices on the Supreme Court is always sufficient to
A. decide the outcome of a case
B. write the majority opinion
C. set a precedent
D. overturn a lower court’s opinion
E. accept a case for consideration

2. The chief justice of the Supreme Court is appointed by
A joint decision of the sitting justices on the Court
The President, with Senate confirmation, but a sitting justice may be chosen
The President, with Senate confirmation, and the choice may be either an associate justice or someone outside the court
The President alone
A vote by all current federal judges and justices

3. The 1833 Supreme Court decision holding that the Bill of Rights restrained only the national government, and not the states and cities, was
Barron v. Baltimore
Gitlow v. New York
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gregg v. Georgia
Dartmouth College v. Woodward

4. Which of the following Court cases is paired INCORRECTLY with a right that it addresses?
Gitlow v. New York; freedom of speech
Mapp v. Ohio; exclusionary right
Gideon v. Wainwright; right to counsel in felony cases
Griswold v. Connecticut; right of privacy
Schenck v. US; immunity from double jeopardy

5. Answers E C A