What Primarily Encouraged the Creation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street

question 58

Multiple Choice

What primarily encouraged the creation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act?

• A) news reports about fraud by government contractors
• B) the need to encourage whistleblowers in the financial industry
• C) the financial crisis that began in 2007
• D) the success of the False Claims Act

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Definitions:

Social Change

The alteration in societal structures and norms over time, often driven by collective behavior and cultural innovations.

Collective Behavior

Actions taken by a group of people that are spontaneous, unstructured, and not regulated by formal rules, often arising in response to an event or shared emotion.

Western Beauty Standards

Aesthetic norms and ideals, often propagated by media and culture, emphasizing particular body types, facial features, and styles rooted in Western societies.

Gerrymandering

Redrawing the boundary lines of state voting districts in order to advantage one political party over another.