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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Among the most important concepts for the Justices is the determination of _________________.
(a) Guilt.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Indigence.
(d) Federalism.

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

3. With whom does Gideon file a petition?
(a) The U.S. Supreme Court.
(b) The Florida Appellate Court.
(c) The American Civil Liberties Union.
(d) The NAACP.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what part of the country does Gideon live?

2. For what crime is Gideon serving time in prison?

3. What does Gideon tell his attorney is the primary reason he needs to get out of jail?

4. In what city in Florida did Gideon reside?

5. Why did Gideon never move his family out of Panama City?

Short Essay Questions

1. What issue has been on the minds of the Justices lately that gives Gideon's petition some extra attention?

2. What role has Gideon assumed while in prison regarding helping some of the other inmates?

3. Why is Gideon allowed an attorney for his Supreme Court case and who is the man appointed to represent him?

4. What is the process of a Supreme Court petition?

5. What is Gideon's life like after he marries in 1955?

6. What is the famous 1940s case whose precedent denied Gideon an attorney at his criminal trial?

7. Do the Supreme Court Justices get to decide which cases they will hear?

8. For what is Abe Fortas already known regarding influencing the Supreme Court to expand a certain ruling?

9. What distinction did Justice Jackson once make regarding the infallibility of Supreme Court decision?

10. What is the typical course for a case to reach the Supreme Court?

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