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Congress Must Approve

This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”

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  • Constitutional Law1

Example wrong choices

  • 21721_presidents-unpaid-banners · CONSTITUTIONAL_LAW · Choice AThe suit is barred because Lydia waited until after the inauguration to sue.

    Why it's attractive

    timing of filing does not answer official-vs-private

    Why it's wrong

    timing of filing does not answer official-vs-private

  • 21721_presidents-unpaid-banners · CONSTITUTIONAL_LAW · Choice BThe suit is barred because a sitting President has absolute immunity from all civil litigation while in office.

    Why it's attractive

    'all civil litigation' = always/all overclaim tell

    Why it's wrong

    'all civil litigation' = always/all overclaim tell

  • 21721_presidents-unpaid-banners · CONSTITUTIONAL_LAW · Choice DThe suit is barred only if Congress approves the contract.

    Why it's attractive

    no such approval rule exists; invents a threshold

    Why it's wrong

    no such approval rule exists; invents a threshold

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