Question $2$

$1\mathrm{.}5pts$

According to the Gallup "Annual Honesty and Ethics poll," the percentage of the US public surveyed who rated business executives' ethics as "high" or "very high" is

dropping dramatically, from over $75\%$ in $1990$ to approximately $50\%$ in $2014$ responding that business leaders are ethical.

rising dramatically, with over $50\%$ responding that business leaders are ethical.

remaining consistently high, with approximately $75\%$ responding that business leaders are ethical.

remaining consistently low, with never more than $25\%$ responding that business leaders are ethical.