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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. When the Supreme Court ruled that federal defendants must have lawyers, a ________________ took over in place of any official body creating and funding a system that would work.
(a) Task force.
(b) Non-system.
(c) State committee.
(d) Caucus.

2. Which of the following is true of Jacobs prior to the Supreme Court case?
(a) All of these.
(b) He is struck by the pomp of the building.
(c) He spends time worrying about minor points.
(d) He is impressed by the formality of the crier who opens the proceedings.

3. What does Abe Fortas think would be the best way for the Justices to understand Gideon's case?
(a) They should listen to interviews of inmates.
(b) They should talk to local judges.
(c) They should go to criminal court and watch a defendant try to defend himself.
(d) They should read Gideon's trial transcripts.

4. Jacob recommends that if a new law were to come from the Gideon case it should not be _______________.
(a) Enforced.
(b) In effect for a year.
(c) Publicized.
(d) Retroactive.

5. How many law clerks are available to assist the Supreme Court Justices?
(a) 20.
(b) 12.
(c) 18.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Gideon work after getting out of a reformatory?

2. Who does Gideon marry ten months after his first marriage?

3. On what type of paper is Gideon's petition written?

4. How many Supreme Court decisions has Gideon read?

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

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