LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS EXAM REPORTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS EXAM REPORTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Penalties for Violations of the Securities Act of 1933 may include each of the following except - Answer-Revocation of the corporate charter for egregious cases.
Section 16 of the 1934 Act defines an insider as an officer, direc...
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
EXAM REPORTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Penalties for Violations of the Securities Act of 1933 may include each of the following
except - Answer-Revocation of the corporate charter for egregious cases.
Section 16 of the 1934 Act defines an insider as an officer, director, or shareholder who
owns _________ or more of the company's total stock. - Answer-10%
Security transactions involving the original issuance and reissuance of securities by a
business to raise capital are called the - Answer-Primary market.
The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) created by the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 has the power to - Answer-Break
up companies deemed to posed a threate to the nation's financial markets even if the
company is not insolvent.
The SEC is an independent agency that - Answer-Is not under the direct control of the
president.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act imposed stricter regulations on how corporations do business
through regulations in each of the following areas except - Answer-Tax Compliance.
The Securities Act of 1933 focuses on the - Answer-Primary market.
The Securities Act of 1934 focuses on the - Answer-Secondary market.
The purchase and sale of issued securities between investors is called the - Answer-
Secondary market.
Actions by which of the following would fall under the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)? - Answer-Food and Drug Administration.
An environmental impact statement is required by the NEPA in - Answer-Instances in
which the environmental impact is significant.
If a piece of land has long-term contamination, what is the EPA required to do first
under the Superfund? - Answer-Determine whether the site should be place on the
National Priorities List.
, NEPA procedures require that an environmental assessment be performed - Answer-
For actions whose environmental impact is unknown.
Superfund governs the cleanup of hazardous substances through which of the following
methods? - Answer-Removal and remedial actions.
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulates - Answer-Active and
future facilities that produce solid waste and hazardous materials.
The Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) - Answer-Gives the EPA broad jurisdiction in
controlling risks from manufacturing, processing, use, and disposal of chemical
compounds.
The ________ was passed by Congress in 1990, largely in response to the oil spill that
resulted when the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Alaska. - Answer-Oil Pollution Act
Which of the following is not a method used by the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) to enforce its regulations? - Answer-Mandatory Arbitration
When filing a citizen suit, a private citizen or organization must - Answer-Be authorized
by statute and not profit from the enforcement action.
A grand jury will issue a[n] _________ if its investigation indicates that a defendant
should be held over trial. - Answer-Indictment
Evidence obtained from an illegal search may not be used against the defendant. This
is called - Answer-Fruit of the poisonous tree.
From least to most serious, crimes are classified as follows - Answer-Infractions
Misdemeanors
Felonies
The amendment requiring that an arrest warrant may not be issued without probable
cause is the - Answer-Fourth Amendment
The adjudicative phase of the criminal justice process includes each of the following
components except - Answer-Setting bail.
In Miranda vs. Arizona, Miranda's voluntary confession was suppressed because -
Answer-Miranda was questioned in a police interrogation room and the Court deemed
the setting too coercive, particularly since he did not know his rights, and even though
he was not forced to talk by the police, his confession was therefore not truly voluntary.
Which of the following is least likely to be considered a mitigating circumstance? -
Answer-Sex
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