In Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), the Supreme Court
A. ruled that a defendant must have access to a lawyer before being questioned by police.
B. limited the appeals process for state convictions.
C. sharply limited government curbs on pornography.
D. ruled that all felony defendants were entitled to a lawyer, regardless of their ability to pay.
E. established new guidelines for capital punishment cases.
D
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A) threatening to invade China unless the North Vietnamese forces withdrew. B) withdrawing American troops unilaterally. C) ordering a naval blockade of the port of Haiphong. D) building up the South Vietnamese army in order to withdraw American troops.
The term hip-hop refers to __________
A) the backup music for rap B) a style of dance C) an early rap band D) a style of speech
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What will be an ideal response?
One of the pitfalls of the U.S. policy of containment was that it __________
A) weakened relations with Great Britain B) often caused America to support undemocratic regimes C) caused a debilitating recession in the mid-1960s D) closed American markets in western Europe