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California Bar Examination Syllabus
California's state-specific bar exam administered by the State Bar of California for attorney licensure. The full California Bar Examination syllabus: 8 subjects, 33 chapters, 158 topics and 168 sub-topics, with 488 flashcards written against it.
California Bar Examination subjects
California Bar Examination has 8 subjects. Each one is listed below with its chapters in syllabus order; open a subject for every topic and sub-topic inside them.
Civil Procedure (California & Federal)
- Jurisdiction and Venue · 5 topics
- Pleadings and Pretrial Motions · 5 topics
- Discovery · 5 topics
- Resolution Without Trial and Trial Procedure · 6 topics
- Former Adjudication and Appeals · 5 topics
Contracts and Sales (UCC Article 2)
- Contract Formation · 4 topics
- Contract Terms and Interpretation · 4 topics
- Performance, Breach, and Excuse · 5 topics
- Remedies and Third Parties · 6 topics
Torts
- Intentional Torts and Defenses · 3 topics
- Negligence · 5 topics
- Strict Liability and Products Liability · 4 topics
- Other Torts and Vicarious Liability · 6 topics
Constitutional Law
- Judicial Power and Federalism · 5 topics
- State Action and Due Process · 5 topics
- Equal Protection · 5 topics
- First Amendment · 5 topics
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
- Elements of Crimes and Parties · 4 topics
- Specific Offenses · 4 topics
- Defenses · 5 topics
- Constitutional Criminal Procedure · 5 topics
Evidence (California & Federal)
- Relevance and Its Limits · 5 topics
- Witnesses and Impeachment · 5 topics
- Hearsay · 5 topics
- Privileges, Authentication, and the Best Evidence Rule · 5 topics
Real Property
- Estates and Future Interests · 4 topics
- Land Transactions and Titles · 5 topics
- Rights in the Land of Others and Land Use · 5 topics
California Practice Subjects (Wills, Trusts, Community Property, Business & Professional Responsibility)
- Wills and Succession · 4 topics
- Trusts · 4 topics
- Community Property · 4 topics
- Business Associations · 4 topics
- Professional Responsibility · 7 topics
California Bar Examination flashcards
488 question-and-answer cards across 8 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
- Civil Procedure (California & Federal) — 60 cards
- Contracts and Sales (UCC Article 2) — 66 cards
- Torts — 50 cards
- Constitutional Law — 71 cards
- Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure — 60 cards
- Evidence (California & Federal) — 72 cards
- Real Property — 51 cards
- California Practice Subjects (Wills, Trusts, Community Property, Business & Professional Responsibility) — 58 cards
California Bar Examination syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the California Bar Examination syllabus?
California Bar Examination covers 8 subjects: Civil Procedure (California & Federal), Contracts and Sales (UCC Article 2), Torts, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Evidence (California & Federal), Real Property and California Practice Subjects (Wills, Trusts, Community Property, Business & Professional Responsibility).
How many chapters and topics are in the California Bar Examination syllabus?
33 chapters and 158 topics, broken down further into 168 sub-topics, across 8 subjects. Civil Procedure (California & Federal) is the largest subject, with 26 topics in 5 chapters.
Are there California Bar Examination flashcards?
Yes — 488 question-and-answer flashcards in 8 subject decks. Each deck is printed in full on its subject page here, and the same cards are in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.
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