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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 does Ginsburg think about Criticism of the courts, and similarly criticism of other branches of government?
(a) It should be ignored.
(b) It should not take place.
(c) It should not be resented.
(d) It should be silenced.

2. One of Ginsburg’s professors, Robert E. Cushman, called to his students’ attention the injustices of what organization?
(a) The McCarthy Club.
(b) The Sierra Club.
(c) The Anti-Communism Committee.
(d) The House Un-American Activities Committee.

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

4. What type of argument is very important, because it is the first time all nine justices are thinking about issues together?
(a) Inductive argument.
(b) Written argument.
(c) Oral argument.
(d) Deductive argument.

5. Who said, “If Ruth and I came of age in a time when there was no discrimination against women, we would be retired partners in a major law firm”?
(a) Celia Bader.
(b) Florence Allen.
(c) Sandra Day O’Connor.
(d) Martin Ginsburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although the judiciary branch does not possess either the purse or the sword, they do possess what two things?

2. What does Ginsburg say is the benefit of having judges with diverse backgrounds and experiences?

3. Ginsburg became the first woman to join what prestigious group at Harvard?

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

5. In argument among the judges, what does not take place?

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