The Sarbanes$-$Oxley Act of $2002$ is a governmental response to:

Multiple Choice

decreasing corporate profits.

deregulation of the stock exchanges.

management greed and abuses.

the terrorist attacks of $\frac{9}{11}\frac{?}{2001}.$

the harm caused to stock markets by SARS, MERS, COVID$-19,$ and other pandemics.