A Signing Statement Is

question 49

Multiple Choice

A signing statement is

• A) a written statement, appended to a bill at the time the president signs it into law, indicating how the president interprets that legislation.
• B) used by the president to grant reprieves, pardons, and amnesties.
• C) used by the president to commit troops for up to ninety days in response to a military threat.
• D) a formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries.
• E) a presidential order to carry out a policy or policies described in a law passed by Congress.

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Definitions:

Massed Practice

A learning strategy that involves intensive, continuous sessions of practice or study with little to no rest between sessions.

Distributed Practice

A learning strategy that involves spreading study sessions out over time, which has been shown to improve retention of information compared to massed practice (cramming).

Three Hours

A period of time equivalent to 180 minutes.

Serial-Position Effect

A psychological phenomenon in which people tend to recall the first and last items in a series best, and the middle items worst.