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1. Which of these distinguished men was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and also served as Governor of New York and Secretary of Foreign Affairs during his lifetime?
2. Which Supreme Court Justice, appointed by President Nixon, wrote the historic majority opinion in Roe v. Wade?
3. William Howard _____ was the first person to serve as both Chief Justice and as President. What is this person's last name?
4. Which of these justices was the only member of the Court to file a dissenting opinion in Plessy v. Ferguson, a case that established the "separate but equal" doctrine?
5. Who was Chief Justice when Briggs v. Elliott was initially heard, but died before it was combined with the historic Brown v. Board of Education? (Mr. Astaire and Flintstone shared his name)
6. Supreme Court Justices Roger Taney and Pierce Butler were both born on Saint Patrick's Day. On which date were they born, in 1777 and 1866 respectively?
7. Which of the following justices was appointed to a new seat through the Judiciary Act of 1869, rather than substituting another justice who died or resigned?
8. Did William Rehnquist serve as both an associate justice and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
9. When Amy Coney Barrett was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2020, she became the only justice in that year's Roberts Court to have a degree from a law school other than which of the following two?
10. Which of these justices made history in 2022 when she became the first African-American woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?
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