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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: The Law (The Supreme Court and Women and the Law).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Ginsburg live in Fort Sill, Oklahoma for a short time?
(a) She has always loved the state of Oklahoma.
(b) She has close family there.
(c) Martin was stationed there during the Korean War.
(d) This is where she received her first law clerk position.

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

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

5. In Ginsburg’s growing up years, to what could a girl aspire, if she wanted to have a career?
(a) Mothering.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Lawyering.
(d) Nursing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some studies suggest that which profession is one of the most unhappy and unhealthy on the face of the earth?

2. To what did President Bill Clinton nominate Ginsburg?

3. The Supreme Court, unlike the political branches of government, is what kind of institution?

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

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?

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