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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. What can be said about Gideon in that he stuck to the process of filing an appeal?
(a) Impudent.
(b) Evasive.
(c) Affable.
(d) Tenacious.

2. What type of payment do most appointed attorneys get?
(a) An hourly fee.
(b) A retainer.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A set fee.

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

4. What did State Judge Walter V. Schaefer of the Illin.ois Court of Illinois assert as a citizen's greatest right?
(a) The right of free speech.
(b) The right to an attorney.
(c) The right to bear arms.
(d) The right to practice religion.

5. What is the case in which the the opinion indicates that federal defendants should always have the right to an attorney?
(a) Johnson vs. Zerbst.
(b) Jackman vs. Zerbst.
(c) Jackson vs. Zolta.
(d) Johnson vs. Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gideon is perceived to be intelligent but ______________.

2. Who was the director of the federal penitentiary system?

3. Which of the following is true of Gideon's case?

4. One of the Justices asks Jacob if he believes all the prisoners currently jailed without benefit of an attorney are __________________.

5. How many other states sign Berlin's legal brief?

Short Essay Questions

1. What embarrassing statement does Jacob make in dialogue regarding Gideon representing someone else in court?

2. What could be the reason that the Supreme Court Justices selected Fortas to represent Gideon?

3. Compare and contrast the legal resources for Jacob representing states' rights and Fortas representing just one man.

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

5. What is the premise of the brief written by George D. Mentz of the Alabama Attorney General's office which supports Jacob's case?

6. What is the impact of the Gideon ruling regarding getting support for attorneys who are appointed to criminal cases?

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

8. Who is Bruce Robert Jacob and what is his role in Gideon's Supreme Court trial?

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

10. What is Justice Harlan's simple statement that overturns Betts vs. Brady?

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