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The most important governance regulatory body in the United States is the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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The most important governance regulatory body in the United States is the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Congress created the SEC through the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. 

1. Discuss the reasons why the SEC was created by Congress and explain the major roles of the SEC. 
2. Discuss SEC enforcement actions and their inherent problems.
3. After the enactment of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the two most important pieces of federal legislation related to U.S. Corporate governance are Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010. Explain the main provisions of these two federal legislations.