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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. From where does the Supreme Court’s power come?
(a) Its intelligence and education.
(b) The Congress and Senate.
(c) Its reason and judgment.
(d) Its military might and wealth.

2. Who have benefited enormously from Ginsburg’s work?
(a) Children.
(b) Women.
(c) Men.
(d) Both men and women.

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

4. What did Ginsburg’s husband admire most about her?
(a) Her intelligence.
(b) Her strong will.
(c) Her loud voice.
(d) Her kind heart.

5. What consequence can not be administered with an even hand?
(a) The death penalty.
(b) Jail sentences.
(c) Life in prison.
(d) Community service.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the author, even when she is writing a dissent, Ginsburg’s words can be what?

3. What it one main reason for why it took lawmen so long to accept women into the field?

4. What is the basic statement in the Declaration of Independence that all persons are equally entitled to fundamental human rights?

5. What is far more important than the particular individuals who compose the Court’s bench at any given time?

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