Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Large corporations and major business entities have sometimes benefited from the adoption of regulatory laws.
2. Government agencies and entities generally oppose white collar crime laws.
3. The United States Constitution says nothing specifically about white collar crime.
4. In the latter part of the 19th century, corporate lawyers invoked the Fourteenth Amendment’s “due process” clause to ward off federal attempts to regulate business.
5. The overriding purpose of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was to restore public confidence in corporate financial statements and to encourage investment in corporate stocks.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE

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