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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. Other than Gideon, who is the only person who could have filed Gideon's petition to the Supreme Court?
(a) His father.
(b) His attorney.
(c) His son.
(d) His wife.
2. Most prisoners currently jailed without the benefit of an attorney do not have which of the following characteristics that Gideon possesses?
(a) Tenacity.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) All of these.
(d) Educational level.
3. 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 many kids I have.
(c) How long I have lived her.
(d) What church I belong to if any.
4. In what part of the country does Gideon live?
(a) New England.
(b) Northwest.
(c) South.
(d) West Coast.
5. Jacob recommends that if a new law were to come from the Gideon case it should not be _______________.
(a) In effect for a year.
(b) Enforced.
(c) Publicized.
(d) Retroactive.
Short Answer Questions
1. Gideon says that his court trial violated the _____________ Amendment.
2. What would add to chaos if the Betts rule were to be overturned?
3. What can a lay person not be expected to know?
4. The Supreme Court always seems to take the word of the person who claims _______________.
5. Who is the Attorney General in 1963?
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