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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what jabot would Ginsburg wear as her dissent collar?

2. What time did the a marshall call for the court to begin in Chapter 1?

3. When Ginsburg became a professor at Columbia, how many years had the school been in existence?

4. When did the Supreme Court rule on Frontiero v. Richardson?

5. Where was a woman denied the right to administer her dead son's estate in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were times that people thought Ginsburg would retire from the Supreme Court, and how did she prove them wrong?

2. Why did Ginsburg skip lunch on the morning of January 17, 1973?

3. How was the image of Ginsburg on social media different from the typical portrayal of older women?

4. What was the first case that Ginsburg argued before the Supreme Court?

5. What salary was Ginsburg offered to teach civil procedure at Rugers, and why was the salary low?

6. What did Ginsburg do to protect her job when she learned she was pregnant in 1965?

7. What was the expectation for young Jewish men ahnd women when Ginsburg graduated from high school?

8. What did the timeline in Chapter 2 cover?

9. What did Ginsburg say in her dissent regarding killing the Voting Rights Act?

10. How did Ginsburg become a co-counsel on the case Reed v. Reed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or people?

Essay Topic 2

A legacy is something a person leaves behind that represents their life and work. What changes was Ginsburg able to make in society? What was Ginsburg’s legacy?

Essay Topic 3

When the court turned more conservative, Ginsburg often did not agree with the majority opinion. Why did Ginsburg begin not agreeing with majority opinions after the court turned more conservative? How did she express her disagreement and how influential were her dissents?

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