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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 describes 1950s graffiti. What does this graffiti NOT say?

2. Why did Ginsburg pick the ACLU?

3. To what type of teacher does Ginsburg compare herself back in the 1970s?

4. What case held Virginia's ban on interracial marriages unconstitutional?

5. What does Ginsburg say will allow women to advance in the military?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ginsburg say about the Texas law that made consensual same-sex relations illegal?

2. Why is the number two Ginsburg’s lucky number?

3. Why did Judge Palmieri give Ginsburg a chance and hire her to be his law clerk?

4. What does Ginsburg say about attending law school while being married with a child?

5. How does Ginsburg address the concern that many will be overpaying for health insurance, when it comes to the Affordable Care Act?

6. Why does Ginsburg believe that contraceptives must be covered in health insurance plans?

7. Why does Ginsburg’s believe that anti-abortion laws are dangerous?

8. Why does Ginsburg believe Apartheid in America really needed to go after World War II?

9. According to Ginsburg, why td women fail at the in-person interview stage in a hitting situation more often than men?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Ginsburg's response regarding the jaded and unhappy attitude of many in the legal profession? What does this reflect about her attitude about the profession? How this attitude seen in her life's work? How could other lawyers and judges learn from her attitude?

Essay Topic 2

Multiple times Ginsburg compares other branches of the government to that of the judicial branch. What does she say about these other branches? How do they compare to the judicial branch? Why might Ginsburg make these comparisons? What does this reveal about her opinions regarding the other branches of government? Do you agree with her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was encouraged to attend Cornell. Why was she encouraged to attend this school? Do you find this surprising? Why or why not? What does this say about the time period in which Ruth was born and raised?

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