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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. Ginsburg only became engaged with the women’s rights movement at what time?

2. To what is a judge bound regarding court cases?

3. According to Ginsburg, when did our Constitution get perfected in regard to equality?

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

5. Surely there was a chill wind for women in the law schools of the 1950s, although many of the female students barely noticed it. Why?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the injustices being done by Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee?

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

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

4. What is the purpose of a written dissent?

5. Why does Ginsburg believe that the Citizens United case was so important?

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

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

8. What does a University of Michigan survey say about lawyers who have graduated from their law school?

9. What role did Ginsburg's mother, Celia, play in Ginsburg's upbringing?

10. What reason does Ginsburg give for why the press seldom talks about the high level of agreement among all of the justices?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Ginsburg was at Cornell, she did much of her studying in the bathroom. Why was this? What did this reflect about society at the time? How has society changed? Has it, in any way, stayed liked this? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

There are many quotes regarding Ginsburg’s thoughts on dissents. First, what is a dissent? Second, what are Ginsburg’s thoughts regarding them? How is this important? What does this say about her?

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