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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. Who did Ginsburg consider the most intelligent person she ever knew?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her mother.

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

3. Who did the Founding Father believe bestowed human rights?
(a) Kings and Queens.
(b) No one.
(c) The leaders of the nations.
(d) A Higher Authority.

4. What is an activist judge, according to Ginsburg?
(a) One who is a liberal.
(b) One who willingly strikes down laws passed by the political branches.
(c) One who stands up for current social issues.
(d) One who is a conservative.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Ginsburg believe it is ideology that keeps lawyers from helping to repair tears in their communities, nation, and world?

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

3. In what year did Ginsburg begin the Women’s Rights Project?

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

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

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