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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An attorney representing a client in a Supreme Court case gets money for ________________.
(a) Hourly billing.
(b) Hotel accommodations.
(c) Travel to and from Washington D.C.
(d) Food and entertainment.

2. How many children does Gideon have?
(a) Five.
(b) One and three stepchildren.
(c) Three and a stepdaughter.
(d) Two and two stepchildren.

3. What prior case had established the rules for assigning an attorney to a defendant.
(a) Betts vs. Brady.
(b) Betts vs. Brody.
(c) Betz vs. Brady.
(d) Breck vs. Brady.

4. Gideon believes that he was denied ______________ during a legal trial.
(a) cigarettes.
(b) due process.
(c) a phone call.
(d) visitors.

5. A famous line in Gideon's petition to the Supreme Court reads: "It makes no difference how old I am or what color I am or __________________________."
(a) How much money I make.
(b) How long I have lived her.
(c) What church I belong to if any.
(d) How many kids I have.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the clerk who receives Gideon's Supreme Court petition?

2. In what city is the Florida State Prison located?

3. The Supreme Court always seems to take the word of the person who claims _______________.

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

5. What is unique about Gideon's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court?

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