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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. The Supreme Court always seems to take the word of the person who claims _______________.
(a) Youth.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Indigence.
(d) Innocence.

2. What is Gideon's state of mind as he prepares to go to trial at the Supreme Court?
(a) Humbled.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Confident.
(d) Frightened.

3. The Supreme Court is bound not so much by laws as by the trends and ____________ of the Justices who serve.
(a) Prejudices.
(b) Ideals.
(c) Opinions.
(d) Ideas.

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

5. Justices of the Supreme Court have a higher power than ____________________.
(a) The President.
(b) The Attorney General.
(c) Any other judge in the country.
(d) The Vice President.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Gideon when his father died?

2. Where is the U.S. Supreme Court located?

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

4. Where does Abe Fortas practice law?

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

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