This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: The Law (The Law and the Constitution and Lawyers, Judges, and the Practice of Law).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Ginsburg’s biggest booster?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her father.

2. What does Ginsburg believe Thomas Jefferson would do regarding how the idea of equality has expanded over the decades?
(a) He would not know what to think about it.
(b) He would applaud it.
(c) He would mock it.
(d) He would argue against it.

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

4. Who have benefited enormously from Ginsburg’s work?
(a) Women.
(b) Both men and women.
(c) Men.
(d) Children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the equal protection jurisprudence in the United States say about the governing authorities regarding citizens and the equal protection of the laws?

2. What word is never used in the Constitution but is a burning problem?

3. What is the name Ginsburg was given at birth?

4. What would relieve the Court’s uneasiness in the gray zone between interpretation and amendment of the Constitution?

5. When Ginsburg enrolled at Harvard Law School, she was one of how many women in a class of 500 students?

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