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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. Overall, the courts deal with ____________ while the legislature deals with abstraction in large numbers.
(a) Retarded people.
(b) Individuals.
(c) Lifetime criminals.
(d) Indigents.

2. Why was Gideon in the hospital during this time?
(a) He was in a car accident.
(b) He had A-typical tuberculosis.
(c) He had gallbladder surgery.
(d) He had pneumonia.

3. Why does the right to an attorney issue become even greater on the state level?
(a) There are more indigent defendants.
(b) The states resist the change.
(c) There are judges who want to rule on a case-by-case basis.
(d) There are more intellectually challenged defendants.

4. Which organization submits a brief in support of Gideon's petition?
(a) The Democratic Party.
(b) The American Civil Liberties Union.
(c) The NAACP.
(d) The Harvard Law School.

5. In the Betts vs. Brady case in 1942, in what state did Smith Betts live?
(a) Maryland,
(b) Ohio.
(c) Montana.
(d) Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comment does George Mantz say that draws laughter from the Justices?

2. The jury is Gideon's first trial was not given _____________________.

3. How many justices sit on the Supreme Court?

4. Which of the following is true regarding Supreme Court Justices?

5. Lawyers appearing before the Supreme Court should present facts as opposed to ________________.

(see the answer key)

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