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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Gideon is perceived to be intelligent but ______________.
(a) Lazy.
(b) Uneducated.
(c) Shifty.
(d) Immoral.
2. Who had complete control over deciding who would represent Gideon?
(a) Gideon.
(b) The prison warden.
(c) The Florida State Court.
(d) The Justices.
3. Which of the following does the Fourteenth Amendment address?
(a) Property.
(b) All of these.
(c) Life.
(d) Liberty.
4. What does Abe Fortas think would be the best way for the Justices to understand Gideon's case?
(a) They should talk to local judges.
(b) They should go to criminal court and watch a defendant try to defend himself.
(c) They should read Gideon's trial transcripts.
(d) They should listen to interviews of inmates.
5. Which of the following is true of Jacobs prior to the Supreme Court case?
(a) All of these.
(b) He is impressed by the formality of the crier who opens the proceedings.
(c) He spends time worrying about minor points.
(d) He is struck by the pomp of the building.
6. What would be the benefit of a public defender's office?
(a) Knowledge of courts.
(b) Familiarity with areas.
(c) Knowledge of judges.
(d) Better compensation.
7. Which of the following is true of Gideon's case?
(a) A senior partner of the firm did the majority of the writing for the brief.
(b) He had a large, established firm on his side.
(c) Expensive attorneys spent many hours in research.
(d) All of these.
8. What do some people at the state level want to see implemented?
(a) Mandatory attorney representation.
(b) A public defender's office.
(c) A lottery to decide who takes a case.
(d) Another appellate court.
9. Prior to Gideons' Supreme Court case, how many of the nine Justices does Fortas think will rule in his favor?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.
10. Why does the right to an attorney issue become even greater on the state level?
(a) The states resist the change.
(b) There are more intellectually challenged defendants.
(c) There are judges who want to rule on a case-by-case basis.
(d) There are more indigent defendants.
11. 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) 100.
(c) 35.
(d) 10.
12. Who does George Mantz say is looking out for defendants with attorneys?
(a) The Supreme Court.
(b) The defendant.
(c) The judge.
(d) The state.
13. Who was the Florida governor at the time of Gideon vs. Wainwright?
(a) Fess Barkley.
(b) Frank Bryan.
(c) Farris Bryant.
(d) Ferris Buller.
14. George Mantz of ____________ admits that his state's courts could soon follow the trend to appoint attorneys in all cases.
(a) Georgia.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Alabama.
15. What is the next issue following the Supreme Court's ruling in Gideon's favor?
(a) Theory.
(b) Strategy.
(c) Implementation.
(d) Budget.
Short Answer Questions
1. What can be said about Gideon in that he stuck to the process of filing an appeal?
2. What would add to chaos if the Betts rule were to be overturned?
3. Who is the law student who works on research for Fortas?
4. Who replaces Justice Frankfurter when he retires?
5. Which of the following is an indigent person unable to afford that a rich defendant can?
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