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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. How does Gideon describe Fortas' legal brief about the case?
(a) Truly inspiring work.
(b) A masterpiece.
(c) A Godsend.
(d) Brilliant document.

2. How might Gideon have known about the Carnley vs. Cochran case?
(a) Law books.
(b) TV.
(c) Radio.
(d) Newspapers.

3. What would add to chaos if the Betts rule were to be overturned?
(a) Law schools would have to change curriculum.
(b) Mass filing of appeals from current prisoners.
(c) Media interviews would overwhelm them.
(d) Riots in prisons all across America.

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

5. What can a lay person not be expected to know?
(a) Attorney phone numbers.
(b) Supreme Court Justices.
(c) Legal fees.
(d) Points of law.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the Betts case able to prevail in 1942?

2. Which of the following does the Fourteenth Amendment address?

3. How many people other than Jacob are on Jacob's law team in the Gideon case?

4. Who had complete control over deciding who would represent Gideon?

5. Which of the following happens to legal services when appointed attorneys are not compensated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John Hart Ely discover about Florida cases while doing research for Gideon's Supreme Court case?

2. What does Fortas believe would be the surest way to get assenting opinions from the Justices in Gideon's case?

3. What is the premise of the Betts vs. Brady case in 1942?

4. What flaw does Fortas present in determining decisions on a case-by-case basis?

5. Before hearing Gideon's case, what are the Justices aware of regarding many of the cases they hear?

6. What are a couple reasons that the Supreme Court works so well in terms of independent thinking?

7. What major points stem from revising the method of assigning attorneys who are not compensated?

8. What is Justice Black's statement about Betts when he offers the Supreme Court opinion?

9. What change on the Supreme Court bench seems fortunate for Gideon's case?

10. What form of support does Jacob get to help him defend the state position in the trial?

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