MBE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Massive terrorist attack, Congress declares war, requires aliens to leave US or be deported, SCOTUS has OG jurisdiction over any action - Answer-(A) No, statute does not fall w/n the categories of cases specified in art. 3 as those over which the SCOTUS has OG jurisdiction. SCOTUS has held that Congress cannot give the Court OG jurisdiction over any other type of case not in Art. 3. Office building mortgage, conveys office to woman, deed not recorded, women stops payments, 3rd party purchase at foreclosure, sought to collect deficiency from woman - Answer-(B) No, because woman is not personally liable on the loan. Woman took title of office building subject to the mortgage but did not assume mortgage debt Alcohol sale to under 21 is misdemeanor, fake ID saying 24, both clerk and owner charged with violating statute - Answer-(C) Both strict and vicarious liability imposed. Bank fraud, making withdrawals from banks accounts using false ID and forging, coD assisted in 5/75 transactions, prosecutor moves for admission of all 75 checks, using as handwriting sample basically - Answer-(C) Yes, because the jurors are allowed to determine the genuineness of handwriting specimens based on comparison with authenticated specimens. 901(b)(3) allows the jury to determine the genuineness of evidence by comparison with other authenticated specimens. US recognize ruling faction in foreign country, new president decided to recognize group of rebels and notified ambassador in US must leave w/n 10 days, action in fed court to declare true faction is gov't, US moves to dismiss - Answer-(A) Action involves a nonjusticiable political question.