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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. Most men of the bench and bar had what the French call what, regarding the unyielding conviction that women and lawyering do not mix?

2. What is missing from the 1787 Constitution and from the Bill of Rights?

3. What does Ginsburg think about Criticism of the courts, and similarly criticism of other branches of government?

4. Can the job of giving men and women equal rights be done without an equal rights amendment?

5. For what does Justice Ginsburg consistently call?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ginsburg involve herself in death penalty cases?

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

3. What does Ginsburg say about our common law system of adjudication and settling matters?

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

5. 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?

6. What does Ginsburg believe regarding the area of law appropriate for women?

7. How was Ginsburg recognized by Presidents of the United States?

8. What concerns Ginsburg regarding feminism and feminist legal theory, in particular?

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

10. Why does Ginsburg think it is important to ask the question, "Is this dissent or concurrence really necessary?"

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 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, “If we don’t protect the people we don’t like, we’re going to lose protections for ourselves” (77). To what amendment is she referring? What does she mean by this? Do you agree with her? Why or why not?

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