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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did justices override elected officials to strike down a major portion of a law that helped people have access to the ballot in Shelby County v. Holder?
(a) 2014.
(b) 2013.
(c) 2015.
(d) 2012.

2. What did a Legal Times study in 1988 discover was the percentage of times that Ginsburg had voted with judge Robert Bork on cases they served together?
(a) 80.
(b) 75.
(c) 85.
(d) 70.

3. When was it ruled that people of African descent were property and could never be citizens?
(a) 1855.
(b) 1857.
(c) 1856.
(d) 1858.

4. When Ginsburg's nomination to the Supreme Court reached the Senate floor in Chapter 5, how many senators voted against her?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 9.

5. In Chapter 9, when did Ginsburg usually have her personal training sessions?
(a) 7:30 p.m.
(b) 8 p.m.
(c) 7 p.m.
(d) 6:30 p.m.

6. When was Ginsburg nominated as an associate justice for the Supreme Court?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1993.

7. How many votes are needed from justices to change the law?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

8. When did Ginsburg have colorectal surgery?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1998.

9. When did Ginsburg go paddleboarding when she was in residence for a week at the University of Hawaii?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1998.

10. When was Ginsburg interviewed for a federal district court judge position in Chapter 5?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1980s.
(d) 1969.

11. In Chapter 5 when Ginsburg's Supreme Court nomination was considered, how many senators asked her about the ACLU?
(a) None.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

12. How many children did Scalia have?
(a) 9.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

13. In 2015, how many push-ups could Ginsburg do by taking a break halfway through?
(a) 16.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 30.

14. In Chapter 7, how long after Susan and David Williams' job interviews for Ginsburg did they begin clerking?
(a) 20 months.
(b) 14 months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 18 months.

15. When did Marty begin teaching tax law at Columbia Law School?
(a) Early 1980s.
(b) 1983.
(c) Late 1970s.
(d) 1975.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Ginsburg's personal trainer?

2. In Chapter 8, where did a boss tell Lilly Ledbetter to meet him if she wanted to improve her work recommendation?

3. What president nominated Ginsburg as his Supreme Court nominee?

4. What did Ginsburg and Scalia share a love for?

5. During the 2006-2007 term, how many dissents did Ginsburg read?

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