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Bar Exam - Boys State - California
The US Constitution - ✔✔What is the supreme law of the land?
Legislative "makes laws" - Executive "carries out laws" - Judicial "evaluates laws" - ✔✔What are the
three branches of government?
Yes, the Amendments to state constitution are ratified by a vote of the people. - ✔✔Is it possible to
amend the US Constitution by plebiscite?
27 amendments (as of 2017) - ✔✔How many amendments have been added to the US
Constitution?
California applied for statehood (1849) and became a state (September 9, 1850) after the treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed and Mexico gave the land the the US. - ✔✔When and how did
California become a state?
Our present day Constitution was adopted on May 7th, 1879. - ✔✔When was the present day
California Constitution adopted?
The California Constitution has 512 amendments (as of 2017) - ✔✔How many amendments have
%
been added to the California Constitution?
A law that makes illegal an act that was legal when committed, increases the penalties for an
infraction after it has been committed, or changes the rules or evidence to make conviction easier. -
✔✔What is an "ex post facto" law?
State's attorney - ✔✔Which state official represents the state in court?
A civil suit usually deals with private corporations or individuals in order to make money or a jail
sentence. A criminal suit deals with a person who has committed a crime and is being treated to a
court case. - ✔✔What is the difference between a civil and criminal suit?
To determine if there will be criminal charges brought to a convicted individual - ✔✔What are the
duties of a Grand Jury?
They are a body convened to assist a coroner in an inquest, to determine the identity of a deceased
person - ✔✔What are the duties of a Coroner's Jury?
Bar Exam - Boys State - California.pdf Bar Exam - Boys State - California.pdf Bar Exam - Boys State - California.pdf
Bar Exam - Boys State - California
The US Constitution - ✔✔What is the supreme law of the land?
Legislative "makes laws" - Executive "carries out laws" - Judicial "evaluates laws" - ✔✔What are the
three branches of government?
Yes, the Amendments to state constitution are ratified by a vote of the people. - ✔✔Is it possible to
amend the US Constitution by plebiscite?
27 amendments (as of 2017) - ✔✔How many amendments have been added to the US
Constitution?
California applied for statehood (1849) and became a state (September 9, 1850) after the treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed and Mexico gave the land the the US. - ✔✔When and how did
California become a state?
Our present day Constitution was adopted on May 7th, 1879. - ✔✔When was the present day
California Constitution adopted?
The California Constitution has 512 amendments (as of 2017) - ✔✔How many amendments have
%
been added to the California Constitution?
A law that makes illegal an act that was legal when committed, increases the penalties for an
infraction after it has been committed, or changes the rules or evidence to make conviction easier. -
✔✔What is an "ex post facto" law?
State's attorney - ✔✔Which state official represents the state in court?
A civil suit usually deals with private corporations or individuals in order to make money or a jail
sentence. A criminal suit deals with a person who has committed a crime and is being treated to a
court case. - ✔✔What is the difference between a civil and criminal suit?
To determine if there will be criminal charges brought to a convicted individual - ✔✔What are the
duties of a Grand Jury?
They are a body convened to assist a coroner in an inquest, to determine the identity of a deceased
person - ✔✔What are the duties of a Coroner's Jury?
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