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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many pages does Gideon's Supreme Court petition contain?
(a) 23.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 11.
2. What would happen to the appeals process if Gideon's appeal is approved?
(a) All state courts will be impacted.
(b) He will be a free man.
(c) It will be easier to get a case to the Supreme Court.
(d) It will be even harder to appeal.
3. In what city is the Florida State Prison located?
(a) Melbourne.
(b) Sarasota.
(c) Starke.
(d) Raiford.
4. Gideon says that his court trial violated the _____________ Amendment.
(a) First.
(b) Tenth.
(c) Fourteenth.
(d) Fifth.
5. Among the most important concepts for the Justices is the determination of _________________.
(a) Guilt.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Federalism.
(d) Indigence.
Short Answer Questions
1. How do some of the Supreme Court Justices consider their power?
2. What does Gideon say about the prison facilities for filing court documents?
3. What is one caveat for a person who brings a petition before the Supreme Court?
4. How many does does the opposing side on a case have to respond once a petition submitted to the Supreme Court?
5. What reason did the judge in Gideon's first trial not appoint an attorney?
Short Essay Questions
1. What role has Gideon assumed while in prison regarding helping some of the other inmates?
2. What is so unusual about Gideon's tenacity in preparing his petition to the Supreme Court?
3. What is Gideon's life like after he marries in 1955?
4. What is the typical course for a case to reach the Supreme Court?
5. For what crime is Gideon serving time in a Florida prison?
6. Describe some of Gideon's bad childhood experiences.
7. What distinction did Justice Jackson once make regarding the infallibility of Supreme Court decision?
8. What incriminating testimony had been provided by the prosecution's witness, Henry Cook, during Gideon's criminal trial?
9. How does Fortas get the information he needs about Gideon's previous trial?
10. What compensation does an attorney representing a client in a Supreme Court case get?
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