Under the Fifth Amendment, When Can a Person Be Forced

question 347

Multiple Choice

Under the Fifth Amendment, when can a person be forced to produce documents for a government prosecution that could implicate a business in a violation of the law?

• A) never; one does not have to report business information that will be incriminating
• B) one must produce documents the government requires unless they will incriminate an employee of the business
• C) only if the person is a top executive of the business
• D) only if the person involved does not work for the business
• E) none of the other choices

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Definitions:

Excess Reserves

The capital reserves held by a bank or financial institution in excess of what is required by regulators, creditors or internal controls.

Private Individuals

Persons or entities that are not part of the government or public sector, typically referring to ordinary citizens or privately owned entities.

Money Supply

The aggregate quantity of monetary assets within an economy at a determined point in time.

Required Reserve Ratio

The fraction of deposits that banks are obligated to hold in reserve, either in their vaults or at the central bank, and not loan out.