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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Any human rights guarantee that is phrased in grand, general terms is vulnerable to what campaign?
(a) A contest marketing campaign.
(b) A scare campaign.
(c) A canvassing campaign.
(d) A rebranding campaign.

2. Until what year, was there the excuse that citizens who had no vote, no voice in making laws, had no business administering, enforcing, or interpreting them?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1917.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, even when she is writing a dissent, Ginsburg’s words can be what?

2. What is the reason that Ginsburg gives for why the press seldom talks about the high level of agreement among all of the justices?

3. According to Ginsburg, what did the Founding Fathers think about human rights?

4. According to Ginsburg, if one is to be a lawyer and just practice one's profession, one is very much like what other field?

5. What is an activist judge, according to Ginsburg?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ginsburg think of campaign finance regulation?

2. How was Ginsburg recognized by Presidents of the United States?

3. How did Ginsburg and the Women's Rights Project go about dismantling discrimination laws?

4. What does Ginsburg say about the diversity of the system of justice?

5. Why does Ginsburg believe that the Citizens United case was so important?

6. How does Ginsburg see her role regarding the law?

7. Why does Ginsburg think it is important to ask the question, "Is this dissent or concurrence really necessary?"

8. What does a University of Michigan survey say about lawyers who have graduated from their law school?

9. Why does Ginsburg consider the current conservative Court to be filled with activist judges?

10. What does Ginsburg believe about the future of her dissents?

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