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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Civil Liberties: Free to Be You and Me (American Rights and Values and Equal Justice Under the Law).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Ginsburg feel when she saw the sign at the bed and breakfast saying that no dogs or Jews were allowed?
(a) She was worried, because she thought the family was possibly part of the KKK.
(b) She was confused, as she is not Jewish.
(c) She was sad, because she really wanted to stay at that particular bed and breakfast.
(d) She was upset, because she was proud of being born and bred in the USA.

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

3. What happens if we do not protect the people we do not like, according to Ginsburg?
(a) We are going to encourage them to find another place to live.
(b) We will encounter a great deal of rioting.
(c) We are going to have a much smaller US population.
(d) We are going to lose protections for ourselves.

4. Most men of the bench and bar had what the French call what, regarding the unyielding conviction that women and lawyering do not mix?
(a) Idée forte.
(b) Idée fixe.
(c) La tradition.
(d) Nationalité superbe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ginsburg, a great man once said that the symbol of the United States is not the bald eagle but what?

2. How does Ginsburg feel about women arguing every kind of case that comes before the court?

3. What does the equal protection jurisprudence in the United States say about the governing authorities regarding citizens and the equal protection of the laws?

4. To what does Ginsburg compare the important issue of healthcare today?

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

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