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Which Supreme Court case extended the right to an attorney in (felony) criminal matters to individuals who could not afford an attorney as a requirement for the states to follow? 

Data indicate that average sentence lengths of convicted, indigent defendants are higher than sentence lengths of convicted defendants who retained private counsel.

For the removal of a federal judge, the judge must be impeached by the ______________________________________ and convicted by the _________________________________.

Which of the following terms refers to an agency or unit of the judicial branch of government, authorized or established by statute or constitution, and has the authority to decide upon cases, controversies in law, and disputed matters of fact brought before it?

Which amendment to the Constitution explicitly addresses a defendant’s right to legal counsel?

What is the earliest known example of a formal written legal code?

Federal judges are nominated by the _______________________________ and confirmed by the _________________________________.

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires that trials generally be open to the public?

The United States has a ________ court system, consisting of state and federal courts [BLANK-1]

Which of the following is NOT one of the three key types of jursdiction?