Chapter 01: Legal Ethics: The Essentials for Professional Responsibility 1. The profession of becoming a lawyer is currently declining. a. True b. False ANSWER: False FEEDBACK: Correct Incorrect According to the American Bar Association, there are more than 1.325 million lawyers in the United States, up 14 percent from only ten years ago. POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LegEth4e 1-1 - Explain the role of legal ethics and professional responsibility within the legal practice and how legal professionals are regulated DATE CREATED: 2/15/2022 12:31 AM DATE MODIFIED: 2/15/2022 12:58 AM 2. Every state in the United States has the same bar exam. a. True b. False ANSWER: False FEEDBACK: Correct Incorrect The practice of law is jurisdiction-specific; there is no such thing as a national bar exam. An applicant to the bar must take the bar exam of the state (including the District of Columbia) where one wants to be licensed to practice law POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LegEth4e 1-2 - Compare and contrast the role and function of the American Bar Association’s Model Rules with jurisdiction-specific rules concerning legal ethics DATE CREATED: 2/15/2022 12:43 AM DATE MODIFIED: 2/15/2022 12:45 AM