BARBRI MPRE EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Regulation of the Legal Profession: American Bar Association
ANSWER
No disciplinary authority
Membership is Voluntary
Question 2.
Regulation of the Legal Profession: "Must" Rules
ANSWER
i. ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (1983)
ii. Mandatory Rules
iii. Violations are subject to Discipline
Question 3.
Displine for Violation of "Must" Rules
ANSWER
1. Reproval
2. Suspension
3. Disbarment
Question 4.
Reproval
ANSWER
i. Censure or reprimand
ii. Mild Discipline
iii. Public or Private censure/reprimand
,Question 5.
Suspension
ANSWER
Prohibited from practicing law for a finite period
Name remains on the firm stationary and the door
Question 6.
Disbarment
ANSWER
Permenant punishment
Name removed from firm name, door, and stationary
Question 7.
Types of MPRE "Must" Questions (The "Call" of the Question)
ANSWER
i. The lawyer MUST....
ii. The lawyer MUST NOT...
iii. Is the lawyer subject to DISCIPLINE...
Question 8.
Regulation of the Legal Profession: "Should" Rules
ANSWER
Advisory, Aspirational, Ethical Considerations
No repurcussions for failure to follow or adhere
Merely ethical considerations
"Should be involved in..."
Question 9.
Types of MPRE "Should" Questions (The "Call" of the Question)
ANSWER
i. It would not be PROPER...
ii. Which of the following is PROPER...
iii. Which MAY the lawyer do...
iv. Which SHOULD the lawyer do...
, Question 10.
Regulation of the Legal Profession is a ________ Excercise
ANSWER
"Judicial" --- Therefore the State Supreme Court is the ultimate authority (within the context of
the Federal System) with the power to regulate attorneys, admit them to the practice, and
discipline them.
Question 11.
Moral Turpitude
ANSWER
Bad thing
We do not want
Question 12.
Good Moral Character
ANSWER
Good Thing
Question 13.
State Law and Professional Responsibility
ANSWER
State laws supplement the ABA Model Rules of professional conduct
Question 14.
Moral Terpitude
ANSWER
Bad thing
We do not want it
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Regulation of the Legal Profession: American Bar Association
ANSWER
No disciplinary authority
Membership is Voluntary
Question 2.
Regulation of the Legal Profession: "Must" Rules
ANSWER
i. ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (1983)
ii. Mandatory Rules
iii. Violations are subject to Discipline
Question 3.
Displine for Violation of "Must" Rules
ANSWER
1. Reproval
2. Suspension
3. Disbarment
Question 4.
Reproval
ANSWER
i. Censure or reprimand
ii. Mild Discipline
iii. Public or Private censure/reprimand
,Question 5.
Suspension
ANSWER
Prohibited from practicing law for a finite period
Name remains on the firm stationary and the door
Question 6.
Disbarment
ANSWER
Permenant punishment
Name removed from firm name, door, and stationary
Question 7.
Types of MPRE "Must" Questions (The "Call" of the Question)
ANSWER
i. The lawyer MUST....
ii. The lawyer MUST NOT...
iii. Is the lawyer subject to DISCIPLINE...
Question 8.
Regulation of the Legal Profession: "Should" Rules
ANSWER
Advisory, Aspirational, Ethical Considerations
No repurcussions for failure to follow or adhere
Merely ethical considerations
"Should be involved in..."
Question 9.
Types of MPRE "Should" Questions (The "Call" of the Question)
ANSWER
i. It would not be PROPER...
ii. Which of the following is PROPER...
iii. Which MAY the lawyer do...
iv. Which SHOULD the lawyer do...
, Question 10.
Regulation of the Legal Profession is a ________ Excercise
ANSWER
"Judicial" --- Therefore the State Supreme Court is the ultimate authority (within the context of
the Federal System) with the power to regulate attorneys, admit them to the practice, and
discipline them.
Question 11.
Moral Turpitude
ANSWER
Bad thing
We do not want
Question 12.
Good Moral Character
ANSWER
Good Thing
Question 13.
State Law and Professional Responsibility
ANSWER
State laws supplement the ABA Model Rules of professional conduct
Question 14.
Moral Terpitude
ANSWER
Bad thing
We do not want it
