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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 young who pay more than their fair share towards healthcare will do what in old age?
(a) Pay nothing.
(b) Continue to pay more than their fair share.
(c) Pay less than their fair share.
(d) Pay what they should.

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

3. In Ginsburg’s growing up years, to what could a girl aspire, if she wanted to have a career?
(a) Nursing.
(b) Lawyering.
(c) Mothering.
(d) Teaching.

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

5. To what is a judge bound regarding court cases?
(a) Public opinion.
(b) To the laws as they were created and interpreted over 200 years ago.
(c) The beliefs of the other branches of the government.
(d) To decide each case fairly, in accord with the relevant facts and the applicable law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What consequence can not be administered with an even hand?

2. What is one reason Ginsburg does NOT say same-sex marriages should take place?

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

4. What does Ginsburg say about people who do not see that their vote counts?

5. In addition to graduating with honors, of what prestigious organization was Ginsburg a member?

(see the answer key)

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