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

2. When did Stephen Wiesenfeld write a letter to the editor about Social Security inequality?

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

4. In 1978, what percent of students enrolled at Harvard Law school were women?

5. How much did Ginsburg's mother save for her daughter's college education?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What comments did Ginsburg make about men and women at the 25th anniversary of women at Harvard Law School in 1978?

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

5. When and why did Ginsburg think about what would make her mother happy and then strive to make her mother happy?

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

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

8. What did the timeline in Chapter 2 cover?

9. How did Kathleen Peratis describe Ginsburg?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During Obama’s re-election, people began pressuring Ginsburg to retire. Why did people begin pressuring Ginsburg to retire? Why did she not retire?

Essay Topic 2

The book was written by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik. What role did the co-authors play in writing the book? Why was it necessary to have co-authors?

Essay Topic 3

A case Shelby County v. Holder eroded the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). How did the case Shelby County v. Holder erode the VRA? Why did Ginsburg believe the case and the ruling were so detrimental to voting rights?

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