The National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996 exempts mutual funds from oversight by state securities regulators and reduced their regulatory burden.

Allowing employees to make the decisions required to do their jobs without seeking supervisory approval is

the idea behind A) top-down decision making. B) rational decision making. C) programmed decision making. D) empowered decision making.

Rupert is a victim of Sara's violation of a criminal law. Criminal law is con-cerned with

A) the prosecution of private individuals by other private individuals. B) the prosecution of public officials by private individuals. C) the relief available when a person's rights are violated. D) wrongs committed against the public as a whole.