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Quiz about Supreme Court Justices 2
Quiz about Supreme Court Justices 2

Supreme Court Justices #2 Trivia Quiz

Here's some more trivia on our history's great (and some not so great) Supreme Court Justices.

A multiple-choice quiz by lawdog5. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
lawdog5
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
82,720
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
11 / 20
Plays
720
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Question 1 of 20
1. Eisenhower appointed 5 justices during his time in office. He claimed that two of his biggest mistakes were Supreme Court appointments. Which appointees was he referring to? Hint


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Question 2 of 20
2. This justice also served as the Secretary of State, US Representative, US Senator, Director of Office of War Mobilization, and Governor of South Carolina. Hint


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Question 3 of 20
3. Who was the first Jewish Justice of the US Supreme Court? Hint


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Question 4 of 20
4. Roosevelt appointed more justices to the Supreme Court than any other President except George Washington. Several of his justices served long (over 20 years) terms. Which Roosevelt appointee served the shortest tenure? Hint


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Question 5 of 20
5. Which of these Justices DID NOT serve as Solicitor General? Hint


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Question 6 of 20
6. Which of these justices argued Brown v. Board of Education for the NAACP? Hint


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Question 7 of 20
7. This justice served longer than any other justice. Who was he? Hint


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Question 8 of 20
8. After WWII the allied powers held a war crimes trial. This Justice was the Chief Prosecutor for the United States. Who was he? Hint


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Question 9 of 20
9. This Justice served as both an Associate Justice and a Chief Justice, but NOT in successive terms. Who was he? Hint


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Question 10 of 20
10. Which Justice was known as the Great Dissenter of the Warren court? Hint


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Question 11 of 20
11. During the 20th century, how many justices have been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as both Associate Justice and Chief Justice? Hint


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Question 12 of 20
12. Abe Fortas was nominated by Johnson for Chief Justice upon Earl Warren's resignation. He withdrew his nomination after pressure by scandal. He later resigned. What was the nature of the scandal? Hint


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Question 13 of 20
13. Hugo Black belonged to what organization before he became an Associate Justice? Hint


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Question 14 of 20
14. This justice served as a law clerk for Robert Jackson in 1952-53. Hint


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Question 15 of 20
15. After the failed nominations of Robert Bork and Douglas Ginsburg, this justice was nominated and approved. Who is she (or he)? Hint


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Question 16 of 20
16. This Justice led the National Football League in rushing for the 1938 season, threw two touchdown passes, but made 18 interceptions. Hint


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Question 17 of 20
17. These two justices graduated a year apart from Stanford Law School, then later went on to sit on the same court for 20 years. Hint


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Question 18 of 20
18. Gerald Ford introduced a bill in Congress to impeach this Justice. Who was he? Hint


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Question 19 of 20
19. These justices were known as the Four Horseman because of their voting block. Who were they? Hint


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Question 20 of 20
20. This justice was the last justice appointed to the Supreme Court that was admitted to the bar through reading the law rather than earning a law degree. Who was he? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Eisenhower appointed 5 justices during his time in office. He claimed that two of his biggest mistakes were Supreme Court appointments. Which appointees was he referring to?

Answer: Earl Warren and William Brennan

 Earl Warren and William Brennan formed the backbone of the Warren Court, a court that ushered in the era of Judicial Activism in the High Court.
2. This justice also served as the Secretary of State, US Representative, US Senator, Director of Office of War Mobilization, and Governor of South Carolina.

Answer: James Byrnes

 James Byrnes served only one year (1943) on the High Court. His last stint in the public arena was as Govenor of South Carolina.
3. Who was the first Jewish Justice of the US Supreme Court?

Answer: Louis Brandeis

 Jewish Justices appointed to the Supreme Court since Brandeis (who was appointed in 1916) include Cardozo (1931), Frankfurter (1937), Goldberg (1962), Fortas (1965), and Ruth Bader Ginsberg (1993).
4. Roosevelt appointed more justices to the Supreme Court than any other President except George Washington. Several of his justices served long (over 20 years) terms. Which Roosevelt appointee served the shortest tenure?

Answer: James Byrnes

 Byrnes served 1 year (1942) on the High Court. He was replaced by Wiley Rutledge.
5. Which of these Justices DID NOT serve as Solicitor General?

Answer: William O. Douglas

 Jackson and Reed served as Solicitor General under Roosevelt, Marshall served under Johnson. Douglas served as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission from 1937-39.
6. Which of these justices argued Brown v. Board of Education for the NAACP?

Answer: Thurgood Marshall

 Marshall first argued Brown in 1952 with Fred Vinson as Chief Justice. The Court asked for re-argument to answer questions on specific areas. By the time Brown was re-argued, Earl Warren was Chief Justice.
7. This justice served longer than any other justice. Who was he?

Answer: William O. Douglas

 William O. Douglas served from 1939 to 1975, a total of 36 years. He served longer than Marshall (34 years, all as Chief Justice), Black (34 years), and Brennan (33 years). He retired at the urging of his colleagues after suffering a stroke in 1975.
8. After WWII the allied powers held a war crimes trial. This Justice was the Chief Prosecutor for the United States. Who was he?

Answer: Robert Jackson

 Truman appointed Jackson Chief Prosecutor for the United States at the Nuremberg War Crimes trial. Upon his return, Chief Justice Stone had died, and Jackson and Black each wanted it. Both threatened to resign if the other was appointed, so neither received the Chief Justice appointment. This was known as the Jackson-Black feud.
9. This Justice served as both an Associate Justice and a Chief Justice, but NOT in successive terms. Who was he?

Answer: Charles Evans Hughes

 Hughes served as Associate Justice from 1912-16, and as Chief Justice from 1931-40.
10. Which Justice was known as the Great Dissenter of the Warren court?

Answer: John Harlan

 John Harlan was a man of strong and independent convictions and was a strict constructionist.
11. During the 20th century, how many justices have been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as both Associate Justice and Chief Justice?

Answer: Four

 All have been promoted to Chief Justice within the 20th Century - Edward White, Charles Evans Hughes, Harlan Fiske Stone, and William Rehnquist.

John Rutledge was also an associate justice who became a chief justice, although only for a month, but was never confirmed.
12. Abe Fortas was nominated by Johnson for Chief Justice upon Earl Warren's resignation. He withdrew his nomination after pressure by scandal. He later resigned. What was the nature of the scandal?

Answer: He accepted improper payment from an outside source

 Fortas accepted payment by a former client who was under indictment. Rumor was that the client used his connection with Fortas to his advantage.
13. Hugo Black belonged to what organization before he became an Associate Justice?

Answer: Ku Klux Klan

 Black briefly belonged to the KKK in Alabama, from 1923-26. He needed the organization to be elected to the Senate, but his liberal voting record on the Court proved that he was no longer indebted to the KKK.
14. This justice served as a law clerk for Robert Jackson in 1952-53.

Answer: William Rehnquist

 Rehnquist wrote a memorandum to Robert Jackson arguing in favor of upholding the Separate but Equal doctrine in Plessy v. Ferguson.
15. After the failed nominations of Robert Bork and Douglas Ginsburg, this justice was nominated and approved. Who is she (or he)?

Answer: Anthony Kennedy

 Kennedy was considered a safe choice after the two failed nominations and was rated by the American Bar Association Standing Committee as well qualified.
16. This Justice led the National Football League in rushing for the 1938 season, threw two touchdown passes, but made 18 interceptions.

Answer: Byron White

 After an all-American career at the University of Colorado, White was drafted by the Pittsburg Steelers in 1938 and played one season. He then accepted a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford.
17. These two justices graduated a year apart from Stanford Law School, then later went on to sit on the same court for 20 years.

Answer: William Rehnquist and Sandra Day O'Conner

 Rehnquist graduated in 1951 and O'Conner graduated in 1952.
18. Gerald Ford introduced a bill in Congress to impeach this Justice. Who was he?

Answer: William O. Douglas

 Ford introduced a resolution sponsored by 110 Representatives calling for Douglas' impeachment. He later named the Justice that replaced Douglas (John Paul Stevens).
19. These justices were known as the Four Horseman because of their voting block. Who were they?

Answer: McReynolds, Vandevanter, Sutherland, Butler

 The four horseman effectively blocked a majority of Roosevelt's New Deal Legislation that ultimately led to Roosevelt's ill conceived Court Packing Plan.
20. This justice was the last justice appointed to the Supreme Court that was admitted to the bar through reading the law rather than earning a law degree. Who was he?

Answer: Robert Jackson

 Jackson attended Albany Law School for one year, but left to read the law at a law firm. He was admitted to the bar in 1913.
Source: Author lawdog5

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