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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. According to the author, even when she is writing a dissent, Ginsburg’s words can be what?
(a) Both powerful and damning.
(b) Both subtle and submissive.
(c) Both outrageous and right.
(d) Both interesting and intelligent.

2. What does Ginsburg believe was the founding fathers’ true purpose?
(a) To create and perpetuate the belief that men are stronger and more capable than women.
(b) To continue the belief that white men reign supreme.
(c) To create and maintain a society where all citizens have equal stature before the law.
(d) To conquer the entire Western Hemisphere.

3. How old is the U.S. Constitution at the time Ginsburg mentions its age in a speech?
(a) Nearly 120 years old.
(b) Nearly 320 years old.
(c) Nearly 300 years old.
(d) Nearly 220 years old.

4. Does Ginsburg believe an Equal Rights Amendment is a cure-all?
(a) No.
(b) Most likely yes.
(c) Yes.
(d) Possibly.

5. What does Ginsburg think about the schools that openly take race into consideration when looking at student applications?
(a) They should lose any and all public funding.
(b) They are apprehensible.
(c) They are preferable to those that conceal it.
(d) They are worse than the schools who secretly take race into consideration.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where and when was Ginsburg born?

2. What does Ginsburg say is the benefit of having judges with diverse backgrounds and experiences?

3. Why does Ginsburg believe Supreme court judges are infallible?

4. In argument among the judges, what does not take place?

5. What should not enter into the way that a person is treated, according to Ginsburg?

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