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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. 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 interpretation of the Constitution that regards all people equally before the law.
(d) An upheaval of the laws as they were known and understood at the time.

2. Which Amendment does Ginsburg believe is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete?
(a) The First Amendment.
(b) The Twenty-First Amendment.
(c) The Second Amendment.
(d) The Tenth Amendment.

3. Where and when was Ginsburg born?
(a) Brooklyn in 1933.
(b) Boston in 1933.
(c) Queens in 1943.
(d) Chicago in 1923.

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

5. Does Ginsburg believe an Equal Rights Amendment is a cure-all?
(a) Most likely yes.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Possibly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Ginsburg’s husband admire most about her?

3. What is missing from the 1787 Constitution and from the Bill of Rights?

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

5. What makes judges unlike legislators?

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