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

2. In addition to graduating with honors, of what prestigious organization was Ginsburg a member?
(a) Alpha Phi.
(b) Phi Beta Kappa.
(c) National Honors Society.
(d) Golden Key.

3. To what did President Bill Clinton nominate Ginsburg?
(a) The Court of Appeals.
(b) Federal Court.
(c) The Supreme Court.
(d) District Attorney.

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

5. What did Ginsburg’s husband admire most about her?
(a) Her loud voice.
(b) Her intelligence.
(c) Her kind heart.
(d) Her strong will.

Short Answer Questions

1. What consequence can not be administered with an even hand?

2. What makes judges unlike legislators?

3. Ginsburg became the first woman to join what prestigious group at Harvard?

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

5. According to Ginsburg, to make sure that the judges are not infusing their own beliefs and ideas into the constitutional text, how should the law be read?

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