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Bar Exam — MBE Core Doctrine

Majority and common-law rules tested on the Multistate Bar Examination, with the Federal Rules of Evidence and Civil Procedure where they govern. One topic per MBE subject, weighted to follow the NCBE subject matter outline. Rule statements, elements and defences — the recall layer that multiple-choice questions are built on.

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Constitutional Law
Judicial review and justiciability, separation of powers, federalism, and individual rights. About half of the MBE's Constitutional Law questions come from individual rights, so due process, equal protection and the First Amendment carry the most weight here.
MCQ: 17
Fill-in: 15
Flashcards: 23
Pair match: 18
73 total questions
Contracts and Sales (UCC Article 2)
Common-law contract doctrine alongside Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code for sales of goods. Weighted the way the NCBE outline is: about half formation and performance-breach-discharge, with roughly a quarter of the material turning on Article 2.
MCQ: 11
Fill-in: 10
Flashcards: 15
Pair match: 12
48 total questions
Criminal Law and Procedure
Common-law offences and their elements alongside the constitutional protections of accused persons. About half the MBE's questions in this subject come from the constitutional side — search and seizure, confessions, counsel and double jeopardy — so those carry proportionate weight here.
MCQ: 11
Fill-in: 10
Flashcards: 16
Pair match: 12
Locked · 49 questions inside
Evidence
The Federal Rules of Evidence as the MBE tests them. Weighted to the NCBE outline: roughly a third on relevance and its exclusions, a quarter on the presentation of evidence and impeachment, a quarter on hearsay, and the remainder on privileges and documentary proof.
MCQ: 11
Fill-in: 10
Flashcards: 17
Pair match: 12
Locked · 50 questions inside
Torts
Intentional torts, negligence, strict liability and the remaining torts, applying joint and several liability and pure comparative fault unless stated otherwise. About half the MBE's Torts questions come from negligence, so duty, breach, causation and the defences carry the greatest weight here.
MCQ: 17
Fill-in: 15
Flashcards: 23
Pair match: 18
Locked · 73 questions inside
Real Property
Ownership and future interests, rights in land, real estate contracts, mortgages and title. Common-law and majority rules unless a card says otherwise.
MCQ: 11
Fill-in: 10
Flashcards: 15
Pair match: 12
Locked · 48 questions inside
Civil Procedure
Federal practice — jurisdiction and venue, pretrial procedure and motions carry roughly two-thirds of the weight, with the law applied by federal courts, jury trials, judgments, preclusion and appealability making up the rest.
MCQ: 11
Fill-in: 10
Flashcards: 15
Pair match: 12
Locked · 48 questions inside
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