Of the following,which is the most recent example of legislation passed by the federal government to deal with a major economic or highly visible corporate event?
A)The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act
B)The Securities and Exchange Act
C)The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
D)The Securities Act of 1933

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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed in 2002 in response to the Enron and WorldCom accounting scandals, making it the most recent example of legislation passed by the federal government to deal with a major economic or highly visible corporate event. The other options listed were passed earlier, with the Securities Act of 1933 being the oldest, passed as part of the New Deal era.

Of the Following,which Is the Most Recent Example of Legislation