JURI 615 Quiz 1,2,3,4
JURI 615 Quiz 1,2,3,4
JURI 615 Quiz 1 Liberty University
JURI 615 Quiz Governance & Compliance
- Who ultimately owns a corporation?
- Shareholders typically make day-to-day decisions
- Which of these is not a requirement to be eligible to submit a shareholder proposal under current SEC rules?
- Which of these is required under the Dodd-Frank Act?
- Based on empirical studies, a larger board is necessarily more effective
- A board of directors in which members serve for multiple years, and only a portion changes each year, is known as a:
- A director’s fiduciary duties are owed directly to
- Which of the following is not a commonly described component of a director’s fiduciary duty?
- The business judgement rule:
- The business judgment rule offers protection for violations of the duty of loyalty
- Audit committees are not an uncommon overseer of the compliance function
- Item 407(h) of SEC Regulation S-K requires generally:
- In NYSE-listed companies, the nominating/corporate governance committee must be composed completely of independent directors
- In NYSE-listed companies, the compensation committee must be composed completely of independent directors
- Based on our reading, in publicly traded firms, the management’s most important compliance requirement is found within
- Which of the following is not required under SOX § 404(a)
- Which of the following does not accurately describe SOX-based internal controls
- Which of the following is not a commonly accepted part of the internal control framework
- Which of the below is a judicial doctrine that regards court deference to agency interpretations
- Which of the below is not a “step” in the Chevron approach
- Which of the following is not a viable basis for a Caremark claim
- In the internal audit content, the audit universe refers to the scope of functions and entities that will be internally audited
- Which of the following is not a common element of an internal audit report
- Outsourcing the internal audit function to an outside vendor is necessarily problematic
- The human resource department has little compliance risk or issues that arise
Set 2
- Who ultimately owns a corporation?
- Shareholders typically make day-to-day decisions
- Which of these is not a requirement to be eligible to submit a shareholder proposal under current SEC rules?
- Which of these is required under the Dodd-Frank Act?
- Based on empirical studies, a larger board is necessarily more effective
- A board of directors in which members serve for multiple years, and only a portion changes each year, is known as a:
- A director’s fiduciary duties are owed directly to
- Which of the following is not a commonly described component of a director’s fiduciary duty?
- The business judgement rule:
- The business judgment rule offers protection for violations of the duty of loyalty
- Audit committees are not an uncommon overseer of the compliance function
- Item 407(h) of SEC Regulation S-K requires generally:
- In NYSE-listed companies, the nominating/corporate governance committee must be composed completely of independent directors
- In NYSE-listed companies, the compensation committee must be composed completely of independent directors
- Based on our reading, in publicly traded firms, the management’s most important compliance requirement is found within
- Which of the following is not required under SOX § 404(a)
- Which of the following does not accurately describe SOX-based internal controls
- Which of the following is not a commonly accepted part of the internal control framework
- Which of the below is a judicial doctrine that regards court deference to agency interpretations
- Which of the below is not a “step” in the Chevron approach
- Which of the following is not a viable basis for a Caremark claim
- In the internal audit content, the audit universe refers to the scope of functions and entities that will be internally audited
- Which of the following is not a common element of an internal audit report
- Outsourcing the internal audit function to an outside vendor is necessarily problematic
- The human resource department has little compliance risk or issues that arise
JURI 615 Quiz 2 Enforcement, Regulators, Prosecutors, and Whistleblowers
Covers the Learn material from Module 3: Week 3 — Module 4: Week 4.
- Compliance policies are normally phrased obligatory, mandatory, and legalese terms
- Based on DOJ guidance, which is not a valid criterion for evaluating corporate compliance programs?
- An effective compliance programs requires reliable and ethical people to manage it
- An employer may face legal liability for the negligent hiring of an unqualified person
- Which of the following is a legal doctrine that imposes legal liability on an employer for the acts of its employees?
- In background checks and hiring, it is generally acceptable to ask for and require information concerning a protected category?
- Because in the background check phase of hiring, the applicant is not an employee yet, the employer does not need to worry about claims of illegal employment discrimination.
- Federal law currently precludes an employer from asking about arrest and conviction records in employment applications
- In a compliance program, the same level of compliance training should be given to all employees
- Generally, small-scale, internal investigations are disclosed to the public because they deal with only minor misconduct.
- If, during an internal investigation, a company uncovers criminal activity, it is always legally obligated to notify the proper authorities
- Which of the following is not a downside to a required or encourage compliance policies by government regulators?
- Which of the following is not a requirement under statutory Bank Secrecy Act compliance elements
- Under SEC rule, a registered investment adviser may provide investment advice without written compliance policies.
- Which of the following is not a common part of a “risk-based” approach to compliance
- If an enforcement proceeding goes to judgment, which legal doctrine bars the defendant from denying the facts and conclusions in a later case or proceeding?
- In regulatory settlements, companies generally insist on the inclusion of non-admission clauses
- Based on the reading, the most effective penalty against a corporation is normally a fine
- Based on DOJ policy, prosecution of a corporation can be a substitute for prosecuting culpable individuals
- Which of the following is not normally a factor to be considered in prosecuting a corporate target?
- Under DOJ policy, if a corporation disciplines against employees who engaged in wrongdoing, the entity may receive a cooperation credit
- Generally, a company can take retaliatory actions against a whistleblower with no jeopardy
- Which of the following is not a reason why corporate defendants disfavor plea agreements?
- If the collateral cost of corporation conviction for innocent third parties would be high, a deferred- or non-prosecution agreement may be appropriate
- Generally, there is little incentive for a whistleblower or other party to bring a qui tam action against a corporation
JURI Quiz 3 Key Persons and Information Security
Covers the Learn material from Module 5: Week 5 — Module 6: Week 6.
- There are generally two conceptual models for the gatekeeper’s role
- The rules that govern lawyers generally adhere and follow the public servant model
- Under rules of professional conduct, lawyers may only represent natural persons, not legal entities.
- If a lawyer that represents an organization undercovers wrongdoing, confidentiality prevents the lawyer from telling that to others in the organization
- The “up-the-ladder” provision, always requires a lawyer to report wrongdoing to a higher level of corporate management.
- Based on the rules of professional conduct, if a lawyer is discharged for exercising an up-the- ladder reporting, what should the lawyer do?
- As a default rule, because an employee works for a company, the company’s lawyer can always talk to an employee, regardless if that employee has their own lawyer.
- The lawyer’s duty of confidentiality applies only to client communications
- Which of the following is not an exception to the lawyer’s duty of confidentiality?
- Like the duty of confidentiality, the attorney-client privilege covers both facts and communications
- By its very nature, the attorney-client privilege covers all communications between a person and his or her lawyer
- The attorney-client privilege is inviolable and impenetrable.
- Ordinarily, documents prepared for litigation by a lawyer or agent of the lawyer can be discovered.
- Which of the following groups exercises regulatory authority over the auditors of public companies?
- Which of the following is not a matter that must be communicated about a critical audit matter in an auditor’s report:
- Which of the following is not an additional matter required of auditors in the European Union?
- Which of the following is not a service that independent auditor may not offer to its publicly traded audit clients:
- Under Gramm-Leach-Bliley issued Security Guidelines, which is not a required step of a risk assessment:
- HIPAA protects healthcare information in the hands of any company
- Which of the following is likely not protected health information?
- Which of the following is not a HHS principal rule that implements HIPAA?
- Under the HHS Security Rule, which is not a proper factor when analyzing security measures
- There is an individual private right of action for a HIPAA violation
- Poor cyber-security protocols may constitute an unfair consumer trade practice
- Due to their unique roles, lawyers do not need to worry about cyber risks
JURI 615 Quiz 4 Foreign Corrupt Practices ACT, Financial, Human Resources, and Ethics
Covers the Learn material from Module: Week 7 — Module 8: Week 8.
- Which of the following is not an essential part of the FCPA
- Which of the following is not an element of the FCPA’s anti-bribery provisions?
- Which of the following acts would not create US nexus under the FCPA?
- If a US employee offered a bribe to a foreign official, but before the bribe was actually paid the official was removed from office. Nevertheless, a FCPA violation occurred.
- Which of the following would not constitute “anything of value” under the FCPA?
- There is a de minimis exception to the FCPA
- Periodic testing and review are not an elements of a good FCPA compliance policy.
- Which of the following is not an element to receive a declination or credit under DOJ FCPA guidance?
- A suspicious activity report must be filed for each cash transaction over $2,500.
- Federal law does not regulate sexual harassment in the workplace.
- Employers may be subject to vicarious liability to a victimized employee for a hostile work environment
- Which of the following is not an element an employer-based affirmative defense for sexual harassment?
- Generally, a one-off or sporadic use of offensive language will create a hostile work environment.
- Sexual harassment policies need only cover full-time employees.
- Distributing and administering a sexual harassment policy and complaint procedure is a fully effective strategy to minimize the risk of harassment.
- Given their duty to maximize shareholder wealth, directors should never authorize corporate charitable giving.
- A public benefit company is a strictly charitable entity.
- Ethics codes typically have a hortatory element.
- There is a presumption of extraterritorial application applied to the Alien Tort Claims Act
- The triple-bottom-line approach also incorporates the entity’s impact on the broader economy, environment, and society.
- Bank suspicious activity reports are filed with the
- Which of the following is not a common pattern of suspicious banking activity?
- Software may help a bank to identify and report on suspicious transactions.
- Which of the following is generally not an element of an effective anti-harassment policy
- Confidentiality can be guaranteed in harassment investigations