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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gideon say about the prison facilities for filing court documents?
(a) They are excellent.
(b) They are inadequate.
(c) They do not exist.
(d) They are better than he imagined.

2. With whom does Gideon file a petition?
(a) The American Civil Liberties Union.
(b) The Florida Appellate Court.
(c) The NAACP.
(d) The U.S. Supreme Court.

3. The Supreme Court always seems to take the word of the person who claims _______________.
(a) Youth.
(b) Innocence.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Indigence.

4. How many law clerks are available to assist the Supreme Court Justices?
(a) 18.
(b) 8.
(c) 20.
(d) 12.

5. What is Gideon on the verge of losing while in jail this time?
(a) Custody of his children.
(b) His mind.
(c) His job.
(d) His house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What establishment was Gideon convicted of robbing?

2. For what crime is Gideon serving time in prison?

3. What would happen to the appeals process if Gideon's appeal is approved?

4. An attorney representing a client in a Supreme Court case gets money for ________________.

5. What is the question the Justices say is before them when deciding to hear Gideon's case?

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