What Do David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Clarence Thomas, and Stephen

question 149

Multiple Choice

What do David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Clarence Thomas, and Stephen Breyer have in common?

• A) They all joined the Supreme Court during the 1990s.
• B) They all dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination for president in 1992, clearing the way for Bill Clinton to run.
• C) They all were members of George Bush's cabinet from 1989 to 1992.
• D) They all testified that Bill Clinton had sexually harassed his secretary when he was governor of Arkansas.
• E) They were all prominent Americans who acknowledged during the 1990s that they had AIDS.

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Definitions:

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