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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Federal law _____________ state law.
(a) is more lenient than.
(b) challenges.
(c) is harsher than.
(d) supersedes.

2. Why does Gideon think he should not be tried again?
(a) The Supreme Court verdict should have acquitted him.
(b) He is getting too old to go to jail.
(c) All his witnesses are dead.
(d) It would be double jeopardy.

3. For what reason has Gideon been summoned to court?
(a) Child custody case.
(b) Noise violations.
(c) Divorce proceedings.
(d) Traffic violations.

4. Walter Mondale of Minnesota wrote to Jacob that all __________________ should have a lawyer.
(a) People.
(b) Felony defendants.
(c) Accused people.
(d) Indigents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason did the judge in Gideon's first trial not appoint an attorney?

2. What prior case had established the rules for assigning an attorney to a defendant.

3. What is the main reason a defendant does not have an attorney?

4. Who is appointed to represent Gideon in his Supreme Court trial?

5. Immediately following Gideon's case, how many cases does the Supreme Court send back to the Florida State Supreme Court ordering it to reconsider those cases in light of Gideon vs. Wainwright?

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