Why was the Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) ruling so significant?
A. It set the precedence that the right to a fair trial included the right to be represented in court by a lawyer.
B. It set the precedence that citizens had the right to have a lawyer present during questioning.
C. It set the precedence that police were required to inform a suspect of his or her rights at the time of arrest.
D. It set the precedence that prayer would no longer be allowed in public schools.
Answer: A
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Which of the following is NOT true of King Nzinga Mbemba of Kongo?
A) He urged people to dress in the European style. B) He resisted the introduction of Christianity. C) He changed his name to Don Alfonso. D) He made Portuguese the official language. E) He banned the Catholic Church.
Which of the hominids first developed speech, probably about 50,000 years ago?
a. Homo neanderthalus b. Homo habilis c. australopithicines d. Homo sapiens e. Homo erectus
In the eighteenth century, West Indian plantations were controlled by a plantocracy,
a. a group of people concerned about the environment. b. a small number of rich men who owned most of the land and slaves. c. a group of botanists who encouraged the growth of new and exotic plants. d. a religious sect of Protestantism. e. none of these