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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sentence did Gideon receive in his first trial?
(a) Probation and time served.
(b) A life sentence.
(c) Minimum of five years in prison.
(d) Maximum of five years in prison.

2. Gideon believes that he was denied ______________ during a legal trial.
(a) due process.
(b) a phone call.
(c) cigarettes.
(d) visitors.

3. An attorney representing a client in a Supreme Court case gets money for ________________.
(a) Travel to and from Washington D.C.
(b) Hotel accommodations.
(c) Food and entertainment.
(d) Hourly billing.

4. The jury is Gideon's first trial was not given _____________________.
(a) Meals during its service.
(b) Hotel accommodations during its service.
(c) Any instructions for determining guilt.
(d) Stipends for its service.

5. Among the most important concepts for the Justices is the determination of _________________.
(a) Insanity.
(b) Federalism.
(c) Indigence.
(d) Guilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city did Gideon commit his crime?

2. Is Gideon guaranteed an attorney during a Supreme Court trial?

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

4. Sometimes the justices have their ________________ write brief memorandums about the petitioner's file contents.

5. What does Henry Cook state that Gideon had in his hand when he saw him on the morning of June 3?

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