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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. Who was the director of the federal penitentiary system?
2. What is the formal name of Gideon's Supreme Court case?
3. Under the Betts rule, who is required to have an attorney?
4. One of the Justices asks Jacob if he believes all the prisoners currently jailed without benefit of an attorney are __________________.
5. Immediately following Gideon's case, how many cases does the Supreme Court send back to the Florida State Supreme Court ordering it to reconsider those cases in light of Gideon vs. Wainwright?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does John Hart Ely discover about Florida cases while doing research for Gideon's Supreme Court case?
2. What is Justice Harlan's simple statement that overturns Betts vs. Brady?
3. What is Jacob's opinion on the retroactive element of any law which may evolve from Gideon's Supreme Court case?
4. What is the premise of the brief written by George D. Mentz of the Alabama Attorney General's office which supports Jacob's case?
5. How do Fortas and Jacob differ in their perceptions of Supreme Court procedure?
6. What flaw does Fortas present in determining decisions on a case-by-case basis?
7. Before hearing Gideon's case, what are the Justices aware of regarding many of the cases they hear?
8. What change on the Supreme Court bench seems fortunate for Gideon's case?
9. What is the next step after the Supreme Court rules in Gideon's favor?
10. What are a couple reasons that the Supreme Court works so well in terms of independent thinking?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Create a brief character study of Gideon. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What is his primary motivation?
Essay Topic 2
The struggle for justice takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.
Essay Topic 3
What is the point of view of the book? What are the benefits and the limitations to this particular point of view? Explain how the book would have changed if it had been written by one of the attorneys or even Gideon himself.
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