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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Ginsburg believe the law exists?
2. Who did the Founding Father believe bestowed human rights?
3. What did Ginsburg’s husband admire most about her?
4. What makes judges unlike legislators?
5. What would relieve the Court’s uneasiness in the gray zone between interpretation and amendment of the Constitution?
Short Essay Questions
1. What role did Ginsburg's mother, Celia, play in Ginsburg's upbringing?
2. What are Ginsburg's struggles as a liberal?
3. What were the injustices being done by Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee?
4. What does Ginsburg say about our common law system of adjudication and settling matters?
5. How was Martin Ginsburg unlike the average male Cornell undergraduate?
6. How does Ginsburg, in a way, disagree with Hamilton's comment that the judiciary was the least dangerous branch because it possessed neither the purse nor the sword?
7. What does Ginsburg say regarding studies on job satisfaction for those in the legal profession?
8. Why does Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s husband recommend, when calling on a student in class to answer a question, to not choose the students whose hand goes up first?
9. Why does Ginsburg believe that the Citizens United case was so important?
10. Why does Ginsburg involve herself in death penalty cases?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Ginsburg strongly believes that the Courts would benefit from adopting the Equal Rights Amendment. What is the Equal Rights Amendment, based on what has been said in this book? How would the Courts benefit? Why might someone oppose the inclusion of the Equal Rights Amendment?
Essay Topic 2
Pregnant women, especially a few decades ago, were considered labor force outcasts. Why might this have been the case? Is this still the case today? Explain. What has been done to change this? What needs to be done or continue to be done to keep job opportunities open to pregnant women?
Essay Topic 3
Ginsburg repeatedly mentions that the ‘40s, ‘50s, and ‘60s were dark days for the women’s rights movement. Why might this have been? What events might have led to this slowing of progress for women? How and why?
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