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In Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), the Supreme Court ruled that states are required to provide legal counsel to defendants in criminal cases who cannot afford an attorney. This decision was primarily based on the assumption that the right to counsel is fundamental to which constitutional guarantee?

Explanation

Core Concept

This is correct. The Court incorporated the Sixth Amendment's assistance of counsel clause to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, ruling that a fair trial is impossible without legal representation for those who cannot afford it.

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