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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did State Judge Walter V. Schaefer of the Illin.ois Court of Illinois assert as a citizen's greatest right?
(a) The right to bear arms.
(b) The right to practice religion.
(c) The right to an attorney.
(d) The right of free speech.

2. Why was the Betts case able to prevail in 1942?
(a) The Civil Rights Law was not voted in.
(b) People were more concerned about going to war.
(c) America wasn't ready for the tenets of Gideon vs. Wainwright at that time.
(d) There was no Supreme Court then.

3. How many other states sign Berlin's legal brief?
(a) 12.
(b) 38.
(c) 22.
(d) 17.

4. Which of the following falls into the category of "special circumstances" for those on trial?
(a) Illiterate.
(b) Young.
(c) All of these.
(d) Mentally ill.

5. Which of the following is true regarding Supreme Court Justices?
(a) All of these.
(b) They are free to disagree.
(c) They don't seek re-election and are not indebted to anyone.
(d) They are appointed to lifetime terms.

Short Answer Questions

1. George Mantz of ____________ admits that his state's courts could soon follow the trend to appoint attorneys in all cases.

2. What does Gideon say about the prison facilities for filing court documents?

3. Which of the following does Henry Cook state that Henry did on the morning of June 3?

4. In most cases the majority of the work falls on _________________.

5. How many justices sit on the Supreme Court?

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