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How did the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act affect lobbying in the United States?

A. It strengthened lobbying regulations at the local and state levels by allowing states to set their own rules about lobbying.

B. It weakened lobbying regulations by allowing lobbyists to operate with no record of their activities.

C. It strengthened lobbying regulations by requiring lobbyists to file more detailed and frequent reports.

D. It weakened lobbying regulations by expanding the number of public interest groups each state can establish.

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C. It strengthened lobbying regulations by requiring lobbyists to file more detailed and frequent reports

This law creates new guidelines for lobbying, aiming to strengthen transparency mechanisms. Among the requirements observed, the lobbyist had to present all the expenses and contributions involving the lobbying activity, and was prohibited from presenting members of Congress and their  staff with meals, trips and tickets for events etc. The law also stipulated that all archived reports and records should be available with no cost to the public. Finally, the law increased the frequency of submission of reports on contributions, once every six months, to quarterly.

Therefore, the third answer is correct (C).