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

2. What do some attorneys consider oral arguments to be?
(a) A waste of time.
(b) An imperative.
(c) A formality.
(d) A nuisance.

3. Abe Fortas had previously argued the case that expanded the Supreme Court's ruling on ____________.
(a) Indigence.
(b) Tax evasion.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Pre-meditated murder.

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

5. How many children and stepchildren does Gideon have with his second wife?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Supreme Court decisions has Gideon read?

2. In what city did Gideon commit his crime?

3. Attorneys should view questions as _______________________.

4. Who, other than the Justices, are included in behind closed door sessions when they consider which cases to hear?

5. What would add to chaos if the Betts rule were to be overturned?

(see the answer key)

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