Week 3: Agenda Setting

Question 1

Agenda setting

Answer 1

Ongoing competition among issues to gain attention of media, public and policy elites.

Question 2

Agenda denial

Answer 2

Issues kept from gov consideration and deliberation.

Question 3

Mobilization of bias

Answer 3

Manipulation of a political agenda by influential groups in an effort to make it appear that community power is at play when in fact it was generated by a few.

Question 4

Non-decision making

Answer 4

Limiting the decision-making process to “safe” issues by manipulating the community values, and political institutions and procedures.

Question 5

First face of power

Answer 5

Focuses on observable conflict in decision-making process.

Question 6

Second face or power

Answer 6

Power can develop through non-decision or agenda control.

Question 7

Third face of power

Answer 7

Latent conflict.
Power by domination.
Contradiction between interests of those exercising power and real interests of those excluded.

Question 8

Types of agendas

Answer 8

1. Systemic or macro agendas
   Widest range of potential issues that could be considered by gov.
2. Institutional or micro agendas
   Issues already under consideration.

Question 9

Policy formulation

Answer 9

Define problem
Determine objectives
Identify alternative policies
Assess alternative policies 
Choose course of action
Monitor implementation 
Evaluate