Which of the Following Statements About Signing Statements Is FALSE

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about signing statements is FALSE?

• A) Presidents have made signing statements throughout American history.
• B) Ronald Reagan's attorney general, Edwin Meese, is credited with transforming the signing statement into a routine tool of presidential direct action.
• C) George W. Bush issued more than 150 signing statements during his time in office.
• D) Ever since Thomas Jefferson's presidency, all presidential signing statements have been recorded and added to the official legislative record.
• E) Recent presidents have used signing statements in an attempt to negate congressional actions to which they objected.

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Definitions:

Time

A constant, quantifiable value through which occurrences are sequenced from the past, through the present, and into the future.

Productivity

The effectiveness of productive effort, typically measured in terms of the rate of output per unit of input.

Efficiency

The ratio of useful output to total input, indicating how well resources are utilized to achieve a goal.

Physical Barriers

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