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

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

3. According to Ginsburg, when did our Constitution get perfected in regard to equality?
(a) After World War I.
(b) After the Vietnam War.
(c) After the Civil War.
(d) After the War of 1812.

4. When Ginsburg enrolled at Harvard Law School, she was one of how many women in a class of 500 students?
(a) 2.
(b) 9.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

5. What does Ginsburg consider herself, regarding her interpretation of the Constitution?
(a) An originalist.
(b) A structuralist.
(c) A textualist.
(d) A non-originalist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zedek, Zedek, tirdof mean?

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

3. Any human rights guarantee that is phrased in grand, general terms is vulnerable to what campaign?

4. Why does Ginsburg see the Constitution as a remarkable institution?

5. Does Ginsburg believe an Equal Rights Amendment is a cure-all?

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