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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ginsburg believe the law exists?
(a) To restrict society.
(b) To govern society.
(c) To teach society.
(d) To control society.

2. What word is never used in the Constitution but is a burning problem?
(a) Homosexuality.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Illegal aliens.
(d) Feminism.

3. How does Ginsburg feel about women arguing every kind of case that comes before the court?
(a) It makes her laugh.
(b) It worries her.
(c) It frustrates her.
(d) It gives her great pleasure.

4. What does Ginsburg believe was the founding fathers’ true purpose?
(a) To create and perpetuate the belief that men are stronger and more capable than women.
(b) To continue the belief that white men reign supreme.
(c) To conquer the entire Western Hemisphere.
(d) To create and maintain a society where all citizens have equal stature before the law.

5. Does Ginsburg believe an Equal Rights Amendment is a cure-all?
(a) No.
(b) Possibly.
(c) Most likely yes.
(d) Yes.

6. Surely there was a chill wind for women in the law schools of the 1950s, although many of the female students barely noticed it. Why?
(a) They had thick skin and did not let it get to them.
(b) The men were treated even worse in law school than the women.
(c) They were too busy studying to notice.
(d) It was expected, taken for granted.

7. What is an activist judge, according to Ginsburg?
(a) One who is a liberal.
(b) One who stands up for current social issues.
(c) One who is a conservative.
(d) One who willingly strikes down laws passed by the political branches.

8. Who have benefited enormously from Ginsburg’s work?
(a) Both men and women.
(b) Children.
(c) Women.
(d) Men.

9. What is the reason that Ginsburg gives for why the press seldom talks about the high level of agreement among all of the justices?
(a) Only the truth mattered to the press.
(b) They do not pay much attention to the judiciary branch.
(c) The justices rarely agree.
(d) Agreement is kind of boring.

10. What is missing from the 1787 Constitution and from the Bill of Rights?
(a) Citizens are protected from unreasonable search and seizure.
(b) Freedom of speech.
(c) The equality guarantee.
(d) The right to bear arms.

11. According to Ginsburg, if one is to be a lawyer and just practice one's profession, one is very much like what other field?
(a) Congress.
(b) A plumber.
(c) Teaching.
(d) A judge.

12. Some studies suggest that which profession is one of the most unhappy and unhealthy on the face of the earth?
(a) Finance.
(b) Government.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Legal.

13. 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?
(a) Loosely.
(b) In a way that supports current public opinion.
(c) Figuratively.
(d) Literally.

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

15. Why did Ginsburg live in Fort Sill, Oklahoma for a short time?
(a) This is where she received her first law clerk position.
(b) Martin was stationed there during the Korean War.
(c) She has always loved the state of Oklahoma.
(d) She has close family there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes judges unlike legislators?

2. What does the equal protection jurisprudence in the United States say about the governing authorities regarding citizens and the equal protection of the laws?

3. What phrase was Ginsburg known to say often?

4. When does Ginsburg say it is appropriate for the Supreme Court to step in?

5. Who did the Founding Father believe bestowed human rights?

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