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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Civil Liberties: Free to Be You and Me (American Rights and Values and Equal Justice Under the Law).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name Ginsburg was given at birth?
(a) Joan Ruth Bader.
(b) Jill Ruth Bader.
(c) Ruth Joan Ginsburg.
(d) Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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

3. From where does the Supreme Court’s power come?
(a) Its military might and wealth.
(b) The Congress and Senate.
(c) Its reason and judgment.
(d) Its intelligence and education.

4. What does the equal protection jurisprudence in the United States say about the governing authorities regarding citizens and the equal protection of the laws?
(a) They shall not deny this for any person.
(b) They shall deny this only for those 18 and over.
(c) They shall deny this only to criminals.
(d) They decide on a individual basis how to apply the law for various individuals.

5. Although the judiciary branch does not possess either the purse or the sword, they do possess what two things?
(a) Intelligence and humor.
(b) Reason and judgment.
(c) Wealth and might.
(d) Humility and loyalty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ginsburg say about people who do not see that their vote counts?

2. According to Ginsburg, when did our Constitution get perfected in regard to equality?

3. What case held Virginia's ban on interracial marriages unconstitutional?

4. What happens if we do not protect the people we do not like, according to Ginsburg?

5. Although security is important, what else does Ginsburg say must be preserved, in times of terror?

(see the answer key)

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