I Dissent

What did Ruth have a lot of exposure to as a child growing up in Brooklyn?

• women in charge

• the country life

• immigrants

• hurricanes

Where did Ruth find her female role models?

• at school

• in books

• on the playground

• in home economics class

When Ruth's family traveled to the country what impacted her the most?

• the beautiful views

• conversations with her family

• new foods

• signs announcing prejudice

What did Ruth love about school?

• history

• gym

• English

• all of the above

What devastating life event kept Ruth from speaking at her high school graduation?

• a bombing

• the death of her mother

• loss of her dog

• all of the above

Justice Ginsburg is known for speaking out to help who the most?

• women

• African Americans

• immigrants

• all of the above

What kind of prejudice did Ruth experience growing up? (choose 2)

• there were a lot places & things Jewish people couldn't go or do

• she didn't experience prejudice

• being a women she couldn't find a job although she was at the top of her law class

• she was constantly discriminated against

Justice Scalia and Justice Ginsburg were always in agreement in cases

• true

• false

What did Ruth Bader Ginsburg have strong opinions about?

• she felt that education was the most important thing

• she didn't have any strong opinions about anything

• people should be treated equally; she fights for equal treatment of women

• animals shouldn't be kept as pets, they should all be wild and free

How did Ruth Bader Ginsburg's childhood shape her as a lawyer and Supreme Court Justice?

• she experienced prejudice as a child because she was Jewish and she experienced prejudice as a young woman trying to find a job in a male-dominated field

• she gave up and never truly followed her dreams after her mother passed away. she was too shy and discouraged after that tragic event