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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. Some studies suggest that which profession is one of the most unhappy and unhealthy on the face of the earth?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Legal.
(c) Finance.
(d) Government.

2. What was the breakthrough on the United States Supreme Court?
(a) The appointment of Justice Florence Allen.
(b) The appointment of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
(c) The appointment of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
(d) The retirement of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

3. What makes judges unlike legislators?
(a) Judges have to give reasons for every decision they make.
(b) Judges have achieved higher levels of education.
(c) Judges are not chosen by the people.
(d) Judges have better reasoning skills.

4. What is the reason that Ginsburg gives for why the press seldom talks about the high level of agreement among all of the justices?
(a) Agreement is kind of boring.
(b) Only the truth mattered to the press.
(c) The justices rarely agree.
(d) They do not pay much attention to the judiciary branch.

5. Why does Ginsburg believe Supreme court judges are infallible?
(a) Because Supreme court judges are intelligent.
(b) Because Supreme court judges have short appointments.
(c) Because Supreme court judges completely understand the law.
(d) Because Supreme court judges are appointed for life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ginsburg believe the law exists?

2. Which Amendment does Ginsburg believe is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete?

3. Why did Ginsburg live in Fort Sill, Oklahoma for a short time?

4. Women were not on the bench in numbers, on the federal bench, until what president?

5. Ginsburg only became engaged with the women’s rights movement at what time?

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