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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Abe Fortas practice law?
2. A famous line in Gideon's petition to the Supreme Court reads: "It makes no difference how old I am or what color I am or __________________________."
3. Who, other than the Justices, are included in behind closed door sessions when they consider which cases to hear?
4. Why does the Florida Attorney General say Gideon did not have the right to counsel?
5. Gideon believes that he was denied ______________ during a legal trial.
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the nature of Gideon's petition to the Supreme Court?
2. Why is Gideon allowed an attorney for his Supreme Court case and who is the man appointed to represent him?
3. What is the famous 1940s case whose precedent denied Gideon an attorney at his criminal trial?
4. How many Supreme Court Justices are there and how large is their support staff?
5. Do the Supreme Court Justices get to decide which cases they will hear?
6. What is the typical course for a case to reach the Supreme Court?
7. What are Gideon's intentions for his life should he be released from prison?
8. What compensation does an attorney representing a client in a Supreme Court case get?
9. What role has Gideon assumed while in prison regarding helping some of the other inmates?
10. What does Fortas discover in Gideon's file regarding how he questioned witnesses and how an attorney would have been better able to manage?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
With what crime had Clarence Earl Gideon been charged? What prevented his being appointed an attorney? Wouldn't Gideon have qualified under the "special circumstances" clause? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in Gideon's life. How did Gideon have to adapt to a lonely childhood and youth? What effect did that have on his future relationships? Could his inability to manage relationships be part of the cause of his marital failures and relationships with his children? Explain the impact that childhood distress can have on an adult many years later.
Essay Topic 3
Define the Betts vs. Brady ruling. Why was it essentially unchallenged for 20 years? What happened to American critical thought in the years 1942-1962 that made it possible for Gideon's petition to be heard at the Supreme Court level? What was happening in the culture of America that almost demanded that Gideon's petition be heard? Explain.
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