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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does Gideon have?
(a) Three and a stepdaughter.
(b) Five.
(c) Two and two stepchildren.
(d) One and three stepchildren.

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

3. Gideon says that his court trial violated the _____________ Amendment.
(a) Fourteenth.
(b) Fifth.
(c) First.
(d) Tenth.

4. What is the date of Gideon's reply to the Florida Attorney General's office that Gideon did not have right to counsel?
(a) November 22, 1963.
(b) January 15, 1966.
(c) April 21, 1963.
(d) May 25, 1963.

5. Gideon writes a letter of ____________ pages to Abe Fortas to tell him what really happened.
(a) 22.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 3.

6. How many Supreme Court decisions has Gideon read?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) None.

7. What is covered in the issue of federalism?
(a) State's rights vs. the Federal government.
(b) Internal Revenue System policies.
(c) Republicans vs. Democrats.
(d) The Federal government budget.

8. How many pages does Gideon's Supreme Court petition contain?
(a) 15.
(b) 11.
(c) 23.
(d) 5.

9. Why did Gideon never move his family out of Panama City?
(a) His wife didn't want to move.
(b) He never had the money.
(c) They didn't want to leave their school.
(d) They had family in the area.

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

11. How old was Gideon when his father died?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

12. What is unique about Gideon's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court?
(a) It is on audio tape.
(b) It exceeds the page count limit.
(c) It is handwritten.
(d) It is sent via email.

13. Other than Gideon, who is the only person who could have filed Gideon's petition to the Supreme Court?
(a) His father.
(b) His son.
(c) His attorney.
(d) His wife.

14. What payment does an attorney representing a client in a Supreme Court case receive?
(a) A monthly retainer.
(b) Nothing but his name attached to a Supreme Court case.
(c) A flat fee based on the scope of the trial.
(d) 20% of the damages awarded.

15. What would happen to the appeals process if Gideon's appeal is approved?
(a) It will be even harder to appeal.
(b) It will be easier to get a case to the Supreme Court.
(c) All state courts will be impacted.
(d) He will be a free man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Abe Fortas had previously argued the case that expanded the Supreme Court's ruling on ____________.

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

3. What does Abe Fortas want before going to trial before representing Gideon?

4. What establishment was Gideon convicted of robbing?

5. At what type of work does Gideon say he could make a living?

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