Boys' State Bar Exam Complete Questions & Answers 2023

What is the "supreme law of the land? - ANSWERSThis Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof ... shall be the supreme Law of the Land... no law made by any state, or even by the Congress of the United States, can contradict the Constitution. What are the three branches of government? - ANSWERSExecutive, (President and about 5,000,000 workers) Legislative (Senate and House of Representatives) and Judicial (Supreme Court and lower Courts) Is it possible to amend the U.S. Constitution by plebiscite? - ANSWERSAn amendment can only be passed with the approval of both houses of Congress, the Senate, and the House of Representatives How many amendments have been added to the U.S. Constitution? - ANSWERSamendments to the constitution mean everything added since its ratification, so it's technically correct to say 27, but most people cluster the first 10 amendments into the constitution itself, counting only the 17 times since as the actual ratifications When and how did California become a state? - ANSWERSSeptember 9, 1850 In 1848, the United States and Mexico signed the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending a war. At that time, California had 7,500 residents. The Mexican government was likely unaware of what was held within the state or of the population growth it was about to see. California became a state in a very different way than most states in the westward expansion of the United States. To petition for statehood, it required 60,000 residents. Most states first became territories and then, over time, built the population required for application for statehood. In California, the discovery of gold, just nine days before Mexico signed the treaty, began history's largest gold rush. Rumors of gold nuggets, the size of a man's fist, lying on the ground quickly made their way east, leading to a massive influx of "forty-niners" looking for a fortune. The area met the population requirement by 1849, and because of its need for civil government, petitioned for statehood When was the present California Constitution adopted? - ANSWERSMay 7, 1879