Bar Exam - Boys State - California
27 amendments (as of 2017) - ✔✔How many amendments have been added to the
US Constitution?
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?
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?
Acquittal : a judgement where the person accused of the crime is free.
Judgement : the final verdict
Subpoena : a writ making someone attend a court
Warrant : a document issued by the government, allowing a individual to be searched,
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contained, etc
Recognizance : a bond a person undertakes before a court to observe a condition.
Recidivist : a convicted criminal who reoffends - ✔✔Explain: acquittal, judgement,
subpoena, warrant, recognizance, recidivist
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?
False - ✔✔True or false: A bailiff is one who does not report for trial and forfeits bail
Felony : a crime, typically involving violence and worst than a misdemeanor
Misdemeanor : a minor crime
Indictment : a formal accusation towards a person that commmited a crime -
✔✔Define: felony, misdemeanor and indictment
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