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Bar Exam -Boys State - California
Questions And Answers
What is the supreme law of the land? - answers✔✔The US Constitution
What are the three branches of government? - answers✔✔Legislative "makes laws" -
Executive "carries out laws" - Judicial "evaluates laws"
Is it possible to amend the US Constitution by plebiscite? - answers✔✔Yes, the Amendments
to state constitution are ratified by a vote of the people.
How many amendments have been added to the US Constitution? - answers✔✔27
amendments (as of 2017)
When and how did California become a state? - answers✔✔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 was the present day California Constitution adopted? - answers✔✔Our present day
Constitution was adopted on May 7th, 1879.
How many amendments have been added to the California Constitution? - answers✔✔The
California Constitution has 512 amendments (as of 2017)
What is an "ex post facto" law? - answers✔✔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.
Which state official represents the state in court? - answers✔✔State's attorney