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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does the Fourteenth Amendment address?
(a) All of these.
(b) Life.
(c) Liberty.
(d) Property.

2. What is the only thing Gideon's landlady testifies to when Gideon questions her?
(a) She has never seen Gideon drunk.
(b) Gideon pretty much stays to himself.
(c) Gideon is always on time with the rent.
(d) She thinks Gideon is a good father.

3. Lawyers appearing before the Supreme Court should present facts as opposed to ________________.
(a) Theories.
(b) Lofty ideas.
(c) Opinions.
(d) Speculation.

4. Attorneys should view questions as _______________________.
(a) Learning experiences.
(b) Formalities to be endured.
(c) Necessary evils.
(d) Opportunities to persuade.

5. Why does Gideon's family not qualify for welfare?
(a) Because welfare was not established yet.
(b) Because of Gideon's criminal record.
(c) Because Gideon makes too much money.
(d) Because of Gideon's wife's criminal record.

Short Answer Questions

1. The jury is Gideon's first trial was not given _____________________.

2. Under the Betts rule, who is required to have an attorney?

3. What is the case in which the the opinion indicates that federal defendants should always have the right to an attorney?

4. Where does Gideon work after getting out of a reformatory?

5. Who is the new director of the Florida prison system during Gideon's Supreme Court trial?

(see the answer key)

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