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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Prior to Gideons' Supreme Court case, how many of the nine Justices does Fortas think will rule in his favor?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

2. Which state files its own brief in support of the principles of Gideon's case?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Montana.
(c) Maine.
(d) Michigan.

3. Which of the following happens to legal services when appointed attorneys are not compensated?
(a) They are perfunctory.
(b) They are hasty.
(c) They are inept.
(d) All of these.

4. Who writes a legal brief in support of Gideon after Walter Mondale's letter is circulated?
(a) General Dwight Eisenhower.
(b) General Johnson Hall.
(c) General George Patton.
(d) General Gerald A. Berlin.

5. The Supreme Court Justices are aware that many of the cases they hear are the result of __________________.
(a) An overloaded local court system.
(b) A defendant's lack of a defense attorney.
(c) A poor State Court system.
(d) Unskilled judges in the local courts.

6. What amazes Jacob about appearing in the Supreme Court?
(a) The courtroom cameras.
(b) The quality of the furniture.
(c) The informality of the proceedings.
(d) The huge number of people present.

7. In most cases the majority of the work falls on _________________.
(a) The defendant.
(b) The defense attorney.
(c) The Attorney General.
(d) The prosecutor's office.

8. Who does George Mantz say is looking out for defendants with attorneys?
(a) The defendant.
(b) The Supreme Court.
(c) The state.
(d) The judge.

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

10. Who is the Attorney General in 1963?
(a) Daniel Ellsberg.
(b) Robert F. Kennedy.
(c) Robert McNamara.
(d) Lyndon Johnson.

11. Most prisoners currently jailed without the benefit of an attorney do not have which of the following characteristics that Gideon possesses?
(a) All of these.
(b) Educational level.
(c) Tenacity.
(d) Intelligence.

12. Which organization submits a brief in support of Gideon's petition?
(a) The Harvard Law School.
(b) The NAACP.
(c) The American Civil Liberties Union.
(d) The Democratic Party.

13. 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?
(a) 7.
(b) 10.
(c) 100.
(d) 35.

14. Which of the following is true regarding Supreme Court Justices?
(a) They don't seek re-election and are not indebted to anyone.
(b) All of these.
(c) They are free to disagree.
(d) They are appointed to lifetime terms.

15. 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) Caucus.
(b) State committee.
(c) Non-system.
(d) Task force.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abe Fortas think would be the best way for the Justices to understand Gideon's case?

2. George Mantz of ____________ admits that his state's courts could soon follow the trend to appoint attorneys in all cases.

3. What is the case in which the the opinion indicates that federal defendants should always have the right to an attorney?

4. What can a lay person not be expected to know?

5. Why did Jacob only have evenings and weekends to devote to the states' case against Gideon?

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