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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. Who did Gideon marry in 1955?
(a) Doris Clawson.
(b) Velma Cooper.
(c) Connie Martin.
(d) Louise Cooper.

2. What does Abe Fortas want before going to trial before representing Gideon?
(a) A series of phone interviews with Gideon.
(b) A meeting with Gideon.
(c) A transcript of Gideon's previous trial.
(d) A big raise.

3. Which of the following is the consensus regarding appointed attorneys?
(a) Governmental funding will be required.
(b) No one attorney should withstand the continuing burden.
(c) All of these?
(d) An unpaid lawyer provides little or no real legal advice.

4. What is covered in the issue of federalism?
(a) The Federal government budget.
(b) Republicans vs. Democrats.
(c) Internal Revenue System policies.
(d) State's rights vs. the Federal government.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In most cases the majority of the work falls on _________________.

2. Which of the following is NOT an area in which Abe Fortas is familiar?

3. Why was Gideon in the hospital during this time?

4. How many Supreme Court decisions has Gideon read?

5. Which of the following is true of Gideon's case?

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