Question 1

The United States Constitution requires both the House and the Senate to keep journals recording the official record of legislative votes.

True

False

Question 2

Assume that there is a conflict between the way a federal statute is set out in the session law and the way it is set out in the United States Code.In general, absent special provision, the version in the United States Code will control.

True

False

Question 3

In interpreting statutes, some judges consider various kinds of legislative materials (beyond the statute itself and its context).One criticism of this practice is that some legislative material is difficult and expensive to find, creating unequal access by litigants with differing levels of resources they can devote to the case.

True

False

Question 4

Legislators generally do not have opportunities to manipulate the legislative record.

True

False

Question 5

The U.S. Supreme Court has taken a stance that it will not look behind the bill to see whether there are any errors; it will take it at face value.

True

False

Question 6

Unlike many Governors, the President does not have the power to approve bills upon the condition that the Legislature make specified amendments.

True

False

Question 7

The effect of the President's inaction on a bill depends upon whether Congress is in session or not.

Group of answer choices

True

False

Question 8

All session laws are codified (Note: this question is worth two points rather than one point).

True

False

Question 9

One can generally view a bill as a proposal--it is what is put into the hopper--it is not yet enacted and may well not be enacted.

True

False