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Lobbying Spending in the US 1998-2012
Based on the graph, what conclusion can be drawn about lobbying spending?

Lobbying is not influential in the passage of laws in Congress.
Corporations have become less interested in lobbying.
Lobbying has decreased steadily over time.
It has greatly increased but leveled off in recent years.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
It has greatly increased but leveled off in recent years.

The graph shows a clear rise in lobbying spending from 1998 up through the 2000s, then a flattening/plateau around the late 2000s–2012, so the increase slows and levels off.