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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 does Ginsburg consider herself, regarding her interpretation of the Constitution?
(a) An originalist.
(b) A structuralist.
(c) A textualist.
(d) A non-originalist.

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

3. For what does Justice Ginsburg consistently call?
(a) An upheaval of the laws as they were known and understood at the time.
(b) A reinforcement of the law as it was first written.
(c) An interpretation of the Constitution that regards all people equally before the law.
(d) A conservative stance regarding the Constitution.

4. How does Ginsburg feel about women arguing every kind of case that comes before the court?
(a) It gives her great pleasure.
(b) It worries her.
(c) It makes her laugh.
(d) It frustrates her.

5. What does Ginsburg say is the difference between a New York City garment district bookkeeper and a Supreme Court justice?
(a) One generation.
(b) Several years of education.
(c) A few blocks.
(d) There is no difference.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Ginsburg believe an Equal Rights Amendment is a cure-all?

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

3. A widely used property law casebook, in an edition published in 1968, offered what bit of comic relief?

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

5. Why does Ginsburg believe the law exists?

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