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WorksheetsKetanji: Justice Jackson's Journey to the U.S. Supreme Court
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
How long did Congress question Ketanji Jackson for her position as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?
Four days
Three weeks
Seven hours
Two and a half days
What type of friends did Ketanji surround herself with while at Harvard?
There was no time for friends
All hardworking and studious
Only law and med students
A diverse group, with differing views
What is the meaning of Ketanji's name, a name with West African roots?
Fearless lion
Persistence
Benevolent leader
Lovely one
What activity helped Ketanji improve her self-confidence and helped her build the courage to face big challenges?
Running for class president
Being on the debate team
Applying for over 15 jobs
Going through law school
What is the name of the young med student Ketanji met in college?
Andrew Jackson
Patrick Jackson
Michael Jackson
Jacob Jackson
What kind of theatre did Ketanji perform with some of her college classmates?
Musicals
Improv
Shakespearean plays
Stand-Up
Who did Ketanji meet in college that shared core values of hard work, service, and treating people kindly?
Kekla Magoon
Michael Jackson
Leila Rodriguez
Patrick Jackson
Which president nominated Ketanji Jackson for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Joe Biden
Bill Clinton
Donald Trump
Barack Obama
Who had the motto: "Work first, play later"?
Ketanji
Patrick, Ketanji's future husband
Ketanji's mother
Ketanji's father
What job did Ketanji's parents formerly hold?
Lawyers
Sharecroppers
Teachers
Politicians
Who worked as a public defender in Boston, being paid by the state to represent people who cannot afford a lawyer?
Ketanji
Patrick Jackson
Leila Jackson
Ketanji's dad
Her name means "lovely one", a name with roots from what area?
Eastern Europe
Scotland
Australia
West Africa
What college was Ketanji accepted to, even though she was told "it wasn't smart to aim too high"?
Yale
Julliard
Oxford
Harvard
How well did Ketanji do in Harvard?
Best student of ALL time
Top 1%
Always solidly average
Struggled, but passes
What point of view does Kekla Magoon use?
First Person
Second Person
Third Person Omniscient
Third Person Limited
When selected to be a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Ketanji became the first to break what barrier?
First person under 50 years old
First Harvard graduate
First Woman and mother
First Black woman
What issue did Harvard have that caused Ketanji and her classmates to march and protest?
Lack of Black scholarships
Women's Suffrage
Confederate statues
Lack of Black teachers
What did a fellow student hang in his dorm room window, causing Ketanji to protest?
Union Jack flag
Union flag
Nazi flag
Confederate flag
What did Ketanji do when her dad started to work with his legal books?
Ask him to read them to her
Beg for him to play
Roll her eyes
Work in her coloring books
What did Ketanji realize had to do before becoming a judge?
Run her own firm
Get her doctorates in Law
Get elected to office
Practice as a lawyer
What does it mean to perform improv theatre?
Actors debate hot topics
Shakespearean actors are all men
The actors don't have a script
The audience is less than 50 people
When did the U.S. senate vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court?
36463
44658
32877
41684
In what year was Ketanji Brown Jackson born?
1980
1970
1990
1960
How did young Ketanji deal with sometimes not fitting in?
She convinced others to be friends
She chose to ignore it
She'd debate with them
She'd challenge them to fight
What was Ketanji able to win in her senior year of high school?
Professional Young Women's Award
1st Place in Battle of the Books
State debate championship
National speech competition
Who nominated Ketanji Jackson to be a federal judge in 2012?
President Trump
President George W. Bush
President Obama
President Biden
Who was a lawyer that Ketanji was able to look up to?
Her mother
Thurgood Marshall
Her father
Barack Obama
Who wrote a letter to President Obama, explaining why Ketanji should be on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Leila, her daughter
Both of her parents
All of these!
Patrick, her husband
What job did Ketanji have in Washington, DC?
Clerkship with a U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Law clerk
Worked in a private law firm
All of these
How would the genre best be described?
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Autobiography
Biography
How did one of Ketanji's high school counselors try to influence her decision to apply to Harvard?
She said Ketanji didn't have the grades
She told her to aim high
She discouraged her
She explained is what a White school
What job was perfect for Ketanji, because she understood many areas of law after holding so many jobs?
Clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Public defender
Federal judge
Public prosecutor
From a young age, what did Ketanji hope to be?
Lawyer
Judge
Activist
Teacher
Who dated through college, and then got married and had two daughters?
Ketanji and Michael
Ketanji and Francisco
Ketanji and Patrick
Ketanji and Lauren
What activity helped Ketanji write speeches, study opposing points of view, and prepare a logical argument?
Applying for over 15 jobs
Being on the debate team
Running for class president
Going through law school
How did Ketanji respond to senators that tried to criticize or rile her up during questioning?
She stayed calm
She sat straight, and talked straight
She debated them, and won
She accused them of racism
What position did Ketanji hold in high school, proving her leadership skills?
President
Secretary
Treasurer
Vice President
How many different jobs did Ketanji hold in the span of fifteen years, making her fear that her star had dimmed?
10
7
5
23
