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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Civil Liberties: Free to Be You and Me (The History of the Women's Rights Movement, The Rights of Women, and Reproductive Rights).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ginsburg say is the benefit of having judges with diverse backgrounds and experiences?
(a) Our system of justice is surely richer.
(b) Our system of justice does not function as easily as it used to.
(c) Our system of justice struggles to find agreement.
(d) Our system of justice is too diverse

2. How does Ginsburg describe the 2017 Women's March?
(a) She feels that it did not send its purpose.
(b) She has never seen a march that was more inspirational.
(c) She is saddened by the fact marches like this are still needed.
(d) She hopes that this march will be the last of its kind.

3. According to Ginsburg, what did the Founding Fathers think about human rights?
(a) Human rights were natural rights.
(b) Human rights were subjective.
(c) Human rights were only for while males.
(d) Human rights were only for the educated.

4. When was the hardest time for Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court?
(a) When she was the only female on the court after Sandra Day O’Connor retired.
(b) When she was first appointed.
(c) When she neared retirement.
(d) When she was the only liberal judge.

5. What are the two factors Ginsburg lists as to why the atmosphere regarding the women's rights movement changed in the late 1960s?
(a) Men began to care about women as equals and women had earned the right to vote.
(b) More women were in the workforce and more men were staying home with children.
(c) The economy was much improved and the civil rights movement had changed the attitudes of many regarding African Americans.
(d) The virtual disappearance of food and goods cultivated or produced at home and the access to more effective means of birth control.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is NOT a women's rights activist Ginsburg mentions?

2. Why did Ginsburg endure discrimination?

3. Some studies suggest that which profession is one of the most unhappy and unhealthy on the face of the earth?

4. What is missing from the 1787 Constitution and from the Bill of Rights?

5. According to Ginsburg, to make sure that the judges are not infusing their own beliefs and ideas into the constitutional text, how should the law be read?

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