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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which organization submits a brief in support of Gideon's petition?
(a) The Democratic Party.
(b) The American Civil Liberties Union.
(c) The Harvard Law School.
(d) The NAACP.

2. Where is the U.S. Supreme Court located?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) New York.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Boston.

3. Alabama's brief declares that ___________________ is more likely to be acquitted.
(a) An indigent with counsel.
(b) A first-time offender.
(c) An indigent without counsel.
(d) A retarded person.

4. Which of the following is an indigent person unable to afford that a rich defendant can?
(a) All of these.
(b) Psychiatric evaluations.
(c) Bail.
(d) Other defense methods.

5. Who is the clerk who receives Gideon's Supreme Court petition?
(a) Michael Kodak, Jr.
(b) Michael Rodak, Jr.
(c) Jeffrey Walton.
(d) Stu Mathias.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fortas notes that there is a recent history of the Justices declining to approve petitions that would _____________________.

2. Abe Fortas knows little of Gideon's first trial and little of _____________________.

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

4. How does Gideon describe Fortas' legal brief about the case?

5. Which state files its own brief in support of the principles of Gideon's case?

(see the answer key)

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