Nordyke birth certificate 
Pissant - why does the long-form still say “Certificate of Live Birth?”
The distinction is not “Birth Certificate” vs. “Certificate of Live Birth”, but the latter vs. “CertificatION of Live Birth”. The former is the original document (or a photocopy/microfiche/digital scan of said original) - the document itself, for you to see. The latter is a printout with a stamp and seal on it that essentially says: “This information is what the actual document contains. Trust us...”
Nordyke birth certificate
The Long form is a Certificate, while the short-form is a “Certification”. The former is an original document, the latter is a quickie printout (”certified” by whom, God only knows). These are the kinds of subtleties that the Enemedia are trying to sneak by everyone.