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5 Corporations 14 out of 41 exams 34%. civil Procedure 18 out of 41 exams 44%. Community Property 24 out of 41 exams 59%. Constitutional Law 23 out of 41 exams 56%. Contracts 27 out of 41 exams 66%. Criminal Law 15 out of 41 exams 37%. Criminal Procedure 17 out of 41 exams 41%. Evidence 26 out of 41 exams 63%. Professional Responsibility 40 out of 41 exams 98%. Real Property 22 out of 41 exams 54%. Remedies 30 out of 41 exams 73%. Torts 25 out of 41 exams 61%. Trusts 13 out of 41 exams 32%. Wills & Estates 21 out of 41 exams 51%. 2022 SmartBarPrep | SmartBarPrep Frequency Analysis 2. Subjects Appearing on Past California Bar Exam Essays Subject Frequency Chart Past 41 Exams Agency 6. Partnerships 6. Corporations 14. civil Procedure 18. Community Property 24. Constitutional Law 23. Contracts 27. Criminal Law 15. Criminal Procedure 17. Evidence 26. Professional Responsibility 40. Real Property 22. Remedies 30. Torts 25.

6 Trusts 13. Wills & Estates 21. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40. # of Times Tested 2022 SmartBarPrep | SmartBarPrep Frequency Analysis 3. Subjects Appearing on Past California Bar Exam Essays Subject Frequency Past 237 Essays Number of Times Subject Percentage (%) Subject Subject Appeared on Past Essays Appeared on Past Essays Agency 6 out of 237 essays 3%. Partnerships 6 out of 237 essays 3%. Corporations 14 out of 237 essays 6%. civil Procedure 20 out of 237 essays 8%. Community Property 25 out of 237 essays 11%. Constitutional Law 24 out of 237 essays 10%. Contracts 37 out of 237 essays 16%. Criminal Law 15 out of 237 essays 6%. Criminal Procedure 18 out of 237 essays 8%. Evidence 30 out of 237 essays 13%. Professional Responsibility 47 out of 237 essays 20%. Real Property 23 out of 237 essays 10%. Remedies 39 out of 237 essays 16%. Torts 26 out of 237 essays 11%. Trusts 13 out of 237 essays 5%. Wills & Estates 21 out of 237 essays 9%.

7 2022 SmartBarPrep | SmartBarPrep Frequency Analysis 4. Rules Appearing on Past California Bar Exam Essays Rule Frequency Total Bar Exams Analyzed 41. Total # of Essays 237. Total # of Rules Analyzed 548. # of Times % out of Rule Subject Rule Appeared on Exams Past Exams Tested Agency Creation of Agency Relationship 2 Agency Authority of Agent: Actual Authority 6 Agency Authority of Agent: Apparent Authority 6 Agency Ratification of Agent's Contracts 2 Employee vs. Owner (Sole-Proprietor, Partner, Member, Agency 1 Shareholder). Agency Vicarious Liability: Doctrine of Respondeat Superior 5 Agency Vicarious Liability: Employee vs. Independent Contractor 3 Agency Employee Liability for Negligent Conduct & Indemnification 1 Partnerships Creation of a General Partnership 5 Partnerships Formation of a Limited Partnership (LP) 1 Partnerships Formation of a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) 3 Partnerships Partnership vs.

8 Separate Businesses 1 Partnerships Authority to Bind the Partnership 2 Partnerships Personal Liability of General Partners 4 2022 SmartBarPrep | SmartBarPrep Frequency Analysis 5. # of Times % out of Rule Subject Rule Appeared on Exams Past Exams Tested Partnerships Personal Liability of Limited Liability Partners 2 Partnerships Transfer of Ownership Interest in a Partnership 1 Partnerships Fiduciary Duties Owed by Partners 1 Partnerships Winding Up & Termination of the Partnership 1 Corporations Formation of a Corporation & Articles of Incorporation 3 Corporations Formation of an LLC 0 Corporations De Jure Corporation 2 Corporations De Facto Corporation 2 Corporations Corporation by Estoppel 3 Corporations Liability for Pre-Incorporation Contracts 4 Corporations Ultra Vires Acts 2 Corporations Powers of a Corporation 1 Corporations Shareholder Liability & Piercing the Corporate Veil 5 Corporations Watered Stock 1 Corporations Dividends & Distributions to Shareholders 2 Shareholder Meetings.

9 Proxy Voting & Revocation of a Corporations 1 Proxy Corporations Shareholder Voting Agreements & Trusts 2 Corporations Shareholder's Right to Inspect Books and Records 1 Corporations Board of Directors Meeting: Quorum 1 Corporations Board of Directors Meeting: Voting & Objection to Actions 1 Corporations Compensation of Directors & Officers 2 Corporations Election of Directors 1 Corporations Removal of Directors & Officers 2 Corporations Authority of Officers 1 Corporations Duty of Care & Business Judgment Rule 10 Corporations Duty of Loyalty: Fiduciary Duty Owed 9 Corporations Duty of Loyalty: Conflicting Interest Transaction 9 Corporations Duty of Loyalty: Usurping a Corporate Opportunity 5 Corporations Direct & Derivative Actions 3 Corporations Fundamental Changes to a Corporation 2 Corporations federal Securities Law Rule 10b-5 2 Corporations federal Securities Law Section 16(b) 2 Corporations Dissolution: Distribution of Corporate Assets 2 2022 SmartBarPrep | SmartBarPrep Frequency Analysis 6.

10 # of Times % out of Rule Subject Rule Appeared on Exams Past Exams Tested Dissolution: Equitable Subordination & The Deep Rock Corporations 1 Doctrine civil Procedure Subject Matter Jurisdiction: California State Courts 1 civil Procedure federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction: Intro Statement 12 civil Procedure federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction: federal Question 11 civil Procedure federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction: Diversity of Citizenship 12 civil Procedure federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction: Alienage Diversity 0 civil Procedure federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction: Foreign State Diversity 0 federal Subject Matter Jurisdiction: Supplemental civil Procedure 3 Jurisdiction civil Procedure Removal to federal Court 5 civil Procedure Remand from federal Court to State Court 3 civil Procedure Venue in federal Court 3 civil Procedure Venue in California State Court 1 civil Procedure Residence of a Party for Venue Purposes 3 civil Procedure Personal Jurisdiction: Traditional Bases 8 Personal Jurisdiction: Long Arm Statute & Constitutional civil Procedure 6 Minimum Contacts Analysis Service of Process and Notice: California State Court civil Procedure 1 Actions civil Procedure Service of Process and Notice: federal Court Actions 1 Law Applied by federal Courts: Erie Doctrine, Substance civil Procedure 3 vs.