Exam 9: Law and the Social Control of White Collar Crime

The vulnerability of businesses to government regulation seems to be largely independent of the state of the economy.

According to the text, which of the following is the primary reason businesses support regulatory law?

Historically, the notion of criminal liability has been principally associated with judicial persons.

Industries affected by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 strongly supported it as consistent with their long-term interests.

Adam Smith, the premier philosopher of capitalism, argued that the legal system, not the free market, is the best means for minimizing harmful conduct by businesses.

Adam Smith, the premier philosopher of capitalism, took the position that:

According to John Coffee, criminal law differs from civil law in which of the following ways?

Which of the following statements about the status of corporations as juristic persons is true?

The view that a corporate "personality" or "ethos" can be blamed for illegal corporate activities has been widely adopted by law-making bodies and courts.

In the 17th and 18th century employee theft, embezzlement, and related acts:

Civil law has played a much larger role in responding to white collar crime than to conventional crime.

As a society becomes larger, more complex and more heterogeneous, the historical tendency is to rely increasingly upon formal laws in response to white collar crime.

It has been generally agreed that the term white collar crime should be restricted to violations of the criminal law, rather than being more broadly defined.

The text characterizes the 19ᵗʰ century in America as a period during which:

The term law has had a single, settled meaning in the course of Western history.

The single most famous antitrust act, passed in 1890, was the _____ Act.

The Commerce Clause, which authorized Congress to make laws regulating commerce between the states, is an example of which of the following types of law?

An ancient common law doctrine holding masters legally responsible for the wrongful acts of their servants has been provided a major basis for corporate civil and criminal liability.

According to the text, white collar crime can be seen as a product of failed social control and as a product of highly successful social control.

Which of the following acts called for increased oversight duties for corporate fraud, and required corporate executives to personally certify corporate financial statements?