In the Revised Statutes numbering, which term denotes the second element?

• A. Title
• B. Chapter
• C. Section
• D. Subsection

Answer: (B)

In this numbering system, statutes are organized from broad to specific: a Title groups statutes by a broad subject area, a Chapter narrows that subject within the Title, a Section lists a particular provision within a Chapter, and a Subsection further divides that provision. Because the second level of this hierarchy is the part that follows the Title to focus on a more specific topic, the term is Chapter. For example, you’ll see a sequence like Title → Chapter → Section → Subsection, where the Chapter sits right after the Title. The other terms refer to the later levels: Title is the first element, Section is the third, and Subsection is the fourth.