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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 word is never used in the Constitution but is a burning problem?
(a) Feminism.
(b) Illegal aliens.
(c) Homosexuality.
(d) Slavery.

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

3. What phrase was Ginsburg known to say often?
(a) That is not Constitutional.
(b) I object.
(c) I know what is best.
(d) Free to be you and me.

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 decide on a individual basis how to apply the law for various individuals.
(b) They shall deny this only to criminals.
(c) They shall not deny this for any person.
(d) They shall deny this only for those 18 and over.

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?
(a) Loosely.
(b) In a way that supports current public opinion.
(c) Figuratively.
(d) Literally.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what is a judge bound regarding court cases?

2. According to the author, even when she is writing a dissent, Ginsburg’s words can be what?

3. What does Zedek, Zedek, tirdof mean?

4. Why did Ginsburg live in Fort Sill, Oklahoma for a short time?

5. In addition to graduating with honors, of what prestigious organization was Ginsburg a member?

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