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Boys' State Bar Exam Questions And
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What is the "supreme law of the land? - answers✔✔This 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? - answers✔✔Executive, (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? - answers✔✔An 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? - answers✔✔amendments
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? - answers✔✔September 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,
14/11/2024 14:24PM
Boys' State Bar Exam Questions And
Answers
What is the "supreme law of the land? - answers✔✔This 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? - answers✔✔Executive, (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? - answers✔✔An 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? - answers✔✔amendments
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? - answers✔✔September 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,
