PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S
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Question
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How did the Warren Court’s ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright guarantee fair legal treatment for the poor?
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It guaranteed the equal representation of different economic backgrounds on juries.
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It provided the poor access to a lawyer after investigators questioned them.
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It prevented prosecutors from using self-incriminating statements in state and federal trials.
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It required states to grant the poor access to a lawyer if one was unaffordable.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Warren Court extended an unprecedented array of rights to criminal defendants, including the right to counsel in interrogations, the right to remain silent during arrest and questioning, and the right to be informed of these rights (see Miranda v. Arizona [1966]).
Detailed explanation-2: -Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963) In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court established that the Fourteenth Amendment creates a right for criminal defendants who cannot pay for their own lawyers to have the state appoint attorneys on their behalf.
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