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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the Florida governor at the time of Gideon vs. Wainwright?
(a) Farris Bryant.
(b) Fess Barkley.
(c) Ferris Buller.
(d) Frank Bryan.

2. Which of the following happens to legal services when appointed attorneys are not compensated?
(a) They are perfunctory.
(b) They are inept.
(c) They are hasty.
(d) All of these.

3. Under the Betts rule, who is required to have an attorney?
(a) An indigent person.
(b) An innocent person.
(c) A person of low intelligence.
(d) A guilty person.

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

5. Which of the following is true of Gideon's case?
(a) He had a large, established firm on his side.
(b) A senior partner of the firm did the majority of the writing for the brief.
(c) Expensive attorneys spent many hours in research.
(d) All of these.

6. Who was the director of the federal penitentiary system?
(a) James A. Hall.
(b) James V. Bennett.
(c) John L. Bennett.
(d) Johnson A. Bennett.

7. Who replaces Justice Frankfurter when he retires?
(a) Justice Avery Gillette.
(b) Justice Arthur Goldman.
(c) Justice Alan Ginsburg.
(d) Justice Arthur Goldberg.

8. Who had complete control over deciding who would represent Gideon?
(a) The Justices.
(b) The Florida State Court.
(c) Gideon.
(d) The prison warden.

9. What does Abe Fortas think would be the best way for the Justices to understand Gideon's case?
(a) They should talk to local judges.
(b) They should go to criminal court and watch a defendant try to defend himself.
(c) They should listen to interviews of inmates.
(d) They should read Gideon's trial transcripts.

10. Lawyers appearing before the Supreme Court should not be overconfident or ______________.
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Ill-prepared.
(c) Loud.
(d) Brash.

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

12. The Supreme Court Justices are aware that many of the cases they hear are the result of __________________.
(a) An overloaded local court system.
(b) A poor State Court system.
(c) A defendant's lack of a defense attorney.
(d) Unskilled judges in the local courts.

13. Who is the young lawyer assigned to defend the state's position in Gideon's case?
(a) Clayton Hall.
(b) Michael Morris.
(c) Bruce Robert Jacob.
(d) Robert Bruce.

14. What would be the benefit of a public defender's office?
(a) Familiarity with areas.
(b) Knowledge of judges.
(c) Better compensation.
(d) Knowledge of courts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which are the only two states to stand with Florida on the right to an attorney position?

2. Jacob contends that the basis for his case is about _________________, not an attorney.

3. What is the main reason a defendant does not have an attorney?

4. What is the next issue following the Supreme Court's ruling in Gideon's favor?

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

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