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  1. An MEE decedents' estates essay involves a will with a handwritten change made after execution. Under common principles tested on the MEE, the alteration is:

    Answer: Ineffective unless executed with testamentary formalities or valid as a holographic codicil

    Post-execution changes generally require the same formalities as a will, unless the jurisdiction recognizes them as a holographic codicil.

  2. An MEE evidence essay involves an out-of-court statement made by a dying declarant identifying his attacker. This dying declaration exception applies in which cases?

    Answer: Homicide prosecutions and civil cases

    Under FRE 804(b)(2), dying declarations are admissible only in homicide prosecutions and civil cases.

  3. A constitutional law essay asks about a state law discriminating against out-of-state economic interests. The examinee should primarily analyze:

    Answer: The dormant Commerce Clause

    State laws that discriminate against interstate commerce are analyzed under the dormant Commerce Clause and are virtually per se invalid.

  4. An agency issue in a business associations essay asks when a principal is bound by a contract an agent signed without actual authority. The principal may still be bound under:

    Answer: Apparent authority, if the principal's manifestations led the third party to reasonably believe the agent was authorized

    Apparent authority binds a principal when its own manifestations cause a third party reasonably to believe the agent has authority.

  5. During the MEE session, an examinee realizes an essay covers a subject she barely studied. The most effective strategy is to:

    Answer: Identify issues from the facts and reason from general legal principles rather than leaving it blank

    Partial credit is available for sound issue-spotting and reasoning, so a structured attempt always beats a blank answer.

  6. On what days is the Oklahoma Bar Exam administered, and when does the MEE portion occur?

    Answer: The last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July, with the written portion on Tuesday

    The UBE runs the last consecutive Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July, with the MPT and MEE on Tuesday and the MBE on Wednesday.

  7. An MEE partnership essay involves a partner who leaves a partnership without dissolving it. Under RUPA, this event is called:

    Answer: Dissociation

    RUPA calls a partner's withdrawal 'dissociation,' which does not necessarily dissolve the partnership.