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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 should the courts stay out of the business of evaluating the merits of religious groups?

2. What does Ginsburg say about people who do not see that their vote counts?

3. When was the last time Ginsburg cooked?

4. Although security is important, what else does Ginsburg say must be preserved, in times of terror?

5. Why were gender lines struck down, one case after another, in the 1970s, according to Ginsburg?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was pregnancy discrimination the same as gender discrimination?

2. What does Ginsburg believe should be done regarding illegal immigrants?

3. What does Ginsburg think about gerrymandering?

4. In what case does Ginsberg believe that anti-abortion laws are unconstitutional?

5. What were the three fronts in which work progressed for Ginsburg and her colleagues at the ACLU and law seminars?

6. Although Ginsburg believes that the etching above the Supreme Court’s entrance, “Equal Justice Under Law” has been realized for many minority groups, it has not been realized for what group?

7. Why did Ginsburg study in various bathrooms while a student at Cornell?

8. What does Ginsburg say about Judge Learned Hand?

9. Who are two women Ginsburg names in this section: Part II: Civil Liberties: Free to Be You and Me? Who were/are these women, based on what is given in this book? Why does Ginsburg make them?

10. What is meant when Ginsburg quotes someone as saying the symbol of the U.S. is not the bald eagle but the pendulum?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Ginsburg suffered from two bouts of cancer up to the writing of this book. How does she describe this experience? How does battling cancer affect her? What does this reveal or reinforce what you know about her? What can one learn from her experiences?

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