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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. Gideon says that prisoners have ___________ contact with attorneys?
(a) Adequate.
(b) No.
(c) Excessive.
(d) Minimal.

2. Jacob contends that the basis for his case is about _________________, not an attorney.
(a) The Attorney General.
(b) The Fourteenth Amendment.
(c) The Constitution.
(d) States' rights.

3. Where is the U.S. Supreme Court located?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York.
(d) Philadelphia.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Fortas notes that there is a recent history of the Justices declining to approve petitions that would _____________________.

2. Who is the law student who works on research for Fortas?

3. Where does Abe Fortas practice law?

4. What type of payment do most appointed attorneys get?

5. What did retired Justice Frankfurter say about Gideon vs. Wainwright?

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