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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because wages are so low when Gideon moves his family to Florida, what does he do to supplement the income?
(a) Cleans a school.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Works at a gas station.
(d) Tends bar.

2. What is covered in the issue of federalism?
(a) Internal Revenue System policies.
(b) Republicans vs. Democrats.
(c) State's rights vs. the Federal government.
(d) The Federal government budget.

3. How old was Gideon when his father died?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 12.

4. Fortas notes that there is a recent history of the Justices declining to approve petitions that would _____________________.
(a) Impact people already in prison.
(b) Apply to indigent people.
(c) Probably result in guilty verdicts.
(d) Be applied across the board to all states.

5. Why does the Florida Attorney General say Gideon did not have the right to counsel?
(a) He was clearly guilty.
(b) He was insane.
(c) The rules of Betts vs. Brady.
(d) He had too many prior convictions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Gideon have?

2. In what city in Florida did Gideon reside?

3. How many does does the opposing side on a case have to respond once a petition submitted to the Supreme Court?

4. What does Abe Fortas want before going to trial before representing Gideon?

5. What payment does an attorney representing a client in a Supreme Court case receive?

(see the answer key)

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