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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. As a general rule, the Justices' decisions follow ______________ of what's most important in the judicial system.
(a) The Attorney General's ideas.
(b) The Constitution's ideals.
(c) Their own ideas.
(d) The President's ideas.

2. How many law clerks are available to assist the Supreme Court Justices?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 20.
(d) 8.

3. For what crime is Gideon serving time in prison?
(a) Petty larceny.
(b) Statutory Rape.
(c) Murder.
(d) Grand Theft Auto.

4. How old was Gideon when he ran away from home to escape his strict stepfather?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

5. The Supreme Court is bound not so much by laws as by the trends and ____________ of the Justices who serve.
(a) Ideas.
(b) Ideals.
(c) Prejudices.
(d) Opinions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sometimes the justices have their ________________ write brief memorandums about the petitioner's file contents.

2. What does Henry Cook state that Gideon had in his hand when he saw him on the morning of June 3?

3. Henry Cook states that at the poolroom, the front was off the cigarette machine and ___________________.

4. What role does Gideon take on in helping other inmates?

5. What is Gideon on the verge of losing while in jail this time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Gideon's mood as he heads into his Supreme Court trial?

2. Describe some of Gideon's bad childhood experiences.

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 are Gideon's intentions for his life should he be released from prison?

6. What is the seeming difference between how the Supreme Court views indigence and how Gideon was treated in the lower court?

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

8. What is the nature of Gideon's petition to the Supreme Court?

9. What is meant by federalism and how could Gideon's Supreme Court case impact it?

10. What incriminating testimony had been provided by the prosecution's witness, Henry Cook, during Gideon's criminal trial?

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