Bar Exam - Boys State – California
2025 Questions and Answers
What is the supreme law of the land? - ANSWER✔✔-The US Constitution
What are the three branches of government? - ANSWER✔✔-Legislative "makes laws" -
Executive "carries out laws" - Judicial "evaluates laws"
Is it possible to amend the US Constitution by plebiscite? - ANSWER✔✔-Yes, the
Amendments to state constitution are ratified by a vote of the people.
How many amendments have been added to the US Constitution? - ANSWER✔✔-27
amendments (as of 2017)
When and how did California become a state? - ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-Our
present day Constitution was adopted on May 7th, 1879.
2025 Questions and Answers
What is the supreme law of the land? - ANSWER✔✔-The US Constitution
What are the three branches of government? - ANSWER✔✔-Legislative "makes laws" -
Executive "carries out laws" - Judicial "evaluates laws"
Is it possible to amend the US Constitution by plebiscite? - ANSWER✔✔-Yes, the
Amendments to state constitution are ratified by a vote of the people.
How many amendments have been added to the US Constitution? - ANSWER✔✔-27
amendments (as of 2017)
When and how did California become a state? - ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-Our
present day Constitution was adopted on May 7th, 1879.