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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Ginsburg see the Constitution as a remarkable institution?
(a) It clearly includes equality for women and minorities.
(b) It was written so elegantly.
(c) It was created by intelligent, educated men.
(d) It rejects the patriarchal power of kings.

3. According to Ginsburg, to make sure that the judges are not infusing their own beliefs and ideas into the constitutional text, how should the law be read?
(a) Figuratively.
(b) In a way that supports current public opinion.
(c) Literally.
(d) Loosely.

4. Ginsburg became the first woman to join what prestigious group at Harvard?
(a) Harvard Women’s Organization.
(b) Harvard Civil Rights Committee.
(c) Harvard Honor Society.
(d) Harvard Law Review.

5. How does Ginsburg feel about women arguing every kind of case that comes before the court?
(a) It gives her great pleasure.
(b) It worries her.
(c) It makes her laugh.
(d) It frustrates her.

6. What is the problem with the wording, "Equality under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex”?
(a) It is prejudice.
(b) People can distort its meaning.
(c) People will eagerly break this law.
(d) It does not include all people.

7. According to Ginsburg, when did our Constitution get perfected in regard to equality?
(a) After World War I.
(b) After the Civil War.
(c) After the Vietnam War.
(d) After the War of 1812.

8. For what does Justice Ginsburg consistently call?
(a) A conservative stance regarding the Constitution.
(b) An interpretation of the Constitution that regards all people equally before the law.
(c) A reinforcement of the law as it was first written.
(d) An upheaval of the laws as they were known and understood at the time.

9. What is the name Ginsburg was given at birth?
(a) Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
(b) Jill Ruth Bader.
(c) Joan Ruth Bader.
(d) Ruth Joan Ginsburg.

10. When was the hardest time for Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court?
(a) When she was first appointed.
(b) When she neared retirement.
(c) When she was the only liberal judge.
(d) When she was the only female on the court after Sandra Day O’Connor retired.

11. To what did President Bill Clinton nominate Ginsburg?
(a) The Court of Appeals.
(b) District Attorney.
(c) Federal Court.
(d) The Supreme Court.

12. Who said, “If Ruth and I came of age in a time when there was no discrimination against women, we would be retired partners in a major law firm”?
(a) Celia Bader.
(b) Martin Ginsburg.
(c) Sandra Day O’Connor.
(d) Florence Allen.

13. What does Ginsburg say is the benefit of having judges with diverse backgrounds and experiences?
(a) Our system of justice does not function as easily as it used to.
(b) Our system of justice struggles to find agreement.
(c) Our system of justice is too diverse
(d) Our system of justice is surely richer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Ginsburg believe it is ideology that keeps lawyers from helping to repair tears in their communities, nation, and world?

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

3. What would relieve the Court’s uneasiness in the gray zone between interpretation and amendment of the Constitution?

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

5. Who recognized Ginsburg’s keen sense of justice when he appointed her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit?

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