Which of the Following Statements About Signing Statements Is Most

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about signing statements is most accurate?

• A) The Constitution requires that the president explain his or her interpretation of every law he or she signs by issuing a signing statement.
• B) Although signing statements were commonly used prior to 1900, no modern president has issued them when signing a piece of legislation into law.
• C) Signing statements never instruct executive agencies whether to implement sections of a new law and never interpret ambiguous provisions of the law.
• D) While presidents have made signing statements throughout American history, they have only recently been recorded and made part of the official legislative record.

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