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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following falls into the category of "special circumstances" for those on trial?
(a) Mentally ill.
(b) Illiterate.
(c) All of these.
(d) Young.

2. With whom does Gideon file a petition?
(a) The Florida Appellate Court.
(b) The NAACP.
(c) The American Civil Liberties Union.
(d) The U.S. Supreme Court.

3. Sometimes the justices have their ________________ write brief memorandums about the petitioner's file contents.
(a) Interns.
(b) Personal assistant.
(c) Legal secretary.
(d) Law clerks.

4. Abe Fortas indicates that a lawyer would have known that ____________ could have been a defense for the crime.
(a) Being high.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Drunkenness.
(d) Righteous anger.

5. What does each Supreme Court justice receive regarding petitioners' requests?
(a) A copy of the request and any response.
(b) A copy of the trial brief.
(c) A copy of the opposing response.
(d) A copy of the trial transcript.

Short Answer Questions

1. Federal law _____________ state law.

2. How old was Gideon when he ran away from home to escape his strict stepfather?

3. Abe Fortas had previously argued the case that expanded the Supreme Court's ruling on ____________.

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

5. Where does Abe Fortas practice law?

(see the answer key)

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