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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. The Supreme Court, unlike the political branches of government, is what kind of institution?
(a) A totally inactive institution.
(b) A totally reactive institution.
(c) A totally proactive institution.
(d) A totally refractive institution.

2. When does Ginsburg say it is appropriate for the Supreme Court to step in?
(a) When a defendant requests it.
(b) When no other suitable judges are available.
(c) As soon as a case goes to trial.
(d) When good judges are of different minds on what is the right answer.

3. Can the job of giving men and women equal rights be done without an equal rights amendment?
(a) Maybe.
(b) Yes, most definitely.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, in theory.

4. How old is the U.S. Constitution at the time Ginsburg mentions its age in a speech?
(a) Nearly 320 years old.
(b) Nearly 120 years old.
(c) Nearly 300 years old.
(d) Nearly 220 years old.

5. According to Ginsburg, a great man once said that the symbol of the United States is not the bald eagle but what?
(a) The dollar.
(b) The automobile.
(c) The pendulum.
(d) The crow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The court today arms the police with a way to routinely dishonor what amendment, regarding warrants?

3. What does Ginsburg consider probably the most important [recent case], in that the Court had an opportunity to stop making elections turn on who can raise the most money?

4. According to Ginsburg, if one is to be a lawyer and just practice one's profession, one is very much like what other field?

5. What did Ginsburg’s husband admire most about her?

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