Abrogation

Rescission

Annulment

Revocation

The President

The Supreme Court

The Legislature

The People

Express and Implied

Total and Partial

Retroactive and Prospective

Direct and Indirect

The law is completely erased from the statute books.

The law is suspended until further notice.

The law is amended but remains in effect.

The law is replaced with a new law.

The law is completely erased from the statute books.

The law is suspended until further notice.

The law is amended but remains in effect.

The law is replaced with a new law.

Retroactive repeal applies to events that occurred before the repeal, while prospective repeal applies to events that occur after the repeal.

Retroactive repeal applies to events that occurred after the repeal, while prospective repeal applies to events that occur before the repeal.

Retroactive repeal applies to laws that are still in effect, while prospective repeal applies to laws that have already been repealed.

Retroactive repeal applies to laws that have been declared unconstitutional, while prospective repeal applies to laws that are still considered constitutional.

To automatically repeal a law after a certain period of time.

To suspend a law until further notice.

To amend a law but keep it in effect.

To replace a law with a new law.

It allows the government to respond to changing circumstances.

It helps to keep the statute books up to date.

It can save the government money.

All of the above.

It can create uncertainty and instability.

It can be difficult to repeal legislation that has been in effect for a long time.

It can be politically unpopular.

All of the above.

The Prohibition Amendment

The Glass-Steagall Act

The Patriot Act

All of the above.

Political opposition

Legal challenges

Public opinion

All of the above.

Carefully consider the consequences of repeal.

Provide a transition period.

Work with stakeholders to develop a plan for repeal.

All of the above.

The courts can declare legislation unconstitutional, which effectively repeals it.

The courts can interpret legislation in a way that effectively repeals it.

The courts can issue injunctions that prevent the enforcement of legislation, which effectively repeals it.

All of the above.

The public can pressure elected officials to repeal legislation.

The public can file lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of legislation.

The public can vote for candidates who support repealing legislation.

All of the above.

It is likely that repealing legislation will become more common in the future.

It is likely that repealing legislation will become less common in the future.

It is difficult to predict what will happen to repealing legislation in the future.

None of the above.