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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. Any human rights guarantee that is phrased in grand, general terms is vulnerable to what campaign?
(a) A scare campaign.
(b) A rebranding campaign.
(c) A canvassing campaign.
(d) A contest marketing campaign.

2. Why does Ginsburg believe the law exists?
(a) To teach society.
(b) To govern society.
(c) To control society.
(d) To restrict society.

3. What is missing from the 1787 Constitution and from the Bill of Rights?
(a) The right to bear arms.
(b) Citizens are protected from unreasonable search and seizure.
(c) The equality guarantee.
(d) Freedom of speech.

4. What is the basic statement in the Declaration of Independence that all persons are equally entitled to fundamental human rights?
(a) The Seven Articles.
(b) The Bill of Rights.
(c) The Preamble.
(d) The last few Amendments.

5. To what is a judge bound regarding court cases?
(a) To decide each case fairly, in accord with the relevant facts and the applicable law.
(b) Public opinion.
(c) The beliefs of the other branches of the government.
(d) To the laws as they were created and interpreted over 200 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ginsburg, what did the Founding Fathers think about human rights?

2. According to Ginsburg, when did our Constitution get perfected in regard to equality?

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

4. Can the job of giving men and women equal rights be done without an equal rights amendment?

5. Who did Ginsburg consider the most intelligent person she ever knew?

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