The landmark legislation that helps guard against inflated profits and hidden liabilities on balance sheets to protect against f
inancial scandals is the: A. Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007.
B. Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009.
C. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
D. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was a law that was passed that aimed to protect investors from fraudulent financial reporting by corporations. It determined reforms to existing securities regulations and imposed penalties. This law was passed as a response to a series of scandals on the financial world in early 2000.
Bulloch expects the men representing the colony of Georgia to present the issues and needs of their colony to the Continental Congress, but he also urges them to participate in the decision-making process of the congress for the higher and common good of all the colonies.
At first, Bulloch refers to the issued and needs in Georgia, but then he adds to this and refers to the engagement to a "great and righteous cause," something larger than their own colony, this is, all the colonies gathered together by the Continental Congress by mentioning it is a "continental" and not only a "provincial" matter.
The reasons given by Bulloch to support the men representing the colony of Georgia to the Continental Congress are their patriotism, firmness and integrity.
