Punishment for regulatory crimes is generally ________
A) more severe than the punishment for crimes that require mens rea
B) less severe than the punishment for crimes that require mens rea
C) the same as punishment for crimes that require mens rea
D) more severe than the punishment for strict liability crimes
B
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Which of the following items will be found in a corporate annual report?
a. Company budgets b. Notes to the financial statements c. Selected financial data from competitor companies d. Management's statement that the auditors are responsible for the financial statements
After all closing entries have been posted, which of the following accounts is most likely to have a nonzero balance?
A) Interest Expense B) Unearned Revenue C) Service Revenue D) Income Summary
Identify the true statement(s) regarding freedom of speech: I. It was not until the 1840s that legal doctrines protecting speech when offensive began to be recognized by the courts. II. In the First National Bank v. Bellotti case, the Supreme Court struck down a state law prohibiting a corporation to advertise to influence voters on issues that did not "materially affect" its business. III. In
the Virginia Board case, the U.S. Supreme Court failed to link the "right to receive information and ideas" with the traditional values that underlie free speech. IV. The Prescription Information Law expressly allows the transmission or use of both patient-identifiable data and prescriber-identifiable data for certain commercial purposes. a. I only b. II only c. III only d. I and III
Regulation Fair Disclosure (FD) requires:
a. insiders in companies to release reports on all securities trades b. public companies to release information about significant information within 24 hours of the event or when it first becomes known c. public companies to release information about securities trades by all senior executives and board members d. public companies to provide explanations about all significant changes in the price of securities e. none of the other choices