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

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

3. What type of argument is very important, because it is the first time all nine justices are thinking about issues together?

4. Any human rights guarantee that is phrased in grand, general terms is vulnerable to what campaign?

5. Who did the Founding Father believe bestowed human rights?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ginsburg consider the current conservative Court to be filled with activist judges?

2. What are Ginsburg's struggles as a liberal?

3. 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?

4. How was Martin Ginsburg unlike the average male Cornell undergraduate?

5. Why did it take so long for Ginsburg to get involved in the women's rights movement?

6. How did Ginsburg benefit from attending Cornell?

7. How did Ginsburg and the Women's Rights Project go about dismantling discrimination laws?

8. What does Ginsburg think of campaign finance regulation?

9. What does Ginsburg say is the one key to both her and Justice O’Connor’s opinions?

10. What does Ginsburg say about the position of women as members of the courts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ginsburg says that she does not judge the past harshly. What does she mean by this? How does this reflect the way in which she interprets the Constitution? Do you agree with her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Ginsburg considers herself an originalist when it comes to interpreting the Constitution. Why does she believe this? Why does she also believe it is important to be an originalist? What might others think about her opinion of herself? Why might they this?

Essay Topic 3

Ginsburg says that it is not just men who slow the progress of the women’s rights movement. Why might women keep women from getting closer to true equality? What are ways that women put each other down? Why does this happen? What could be done to change this attitude and behavior of some women?

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