Exam 6: Committing to an Issue: Building Agendas

In a win-win atmosphere,two parties believe that:

When engaged in agenda building,policy advocates use value clarifying skills to:

Agenda building is a central part of a political campaign because:

Incrementalists assume that executives favor ________ changes in existing policy in response to complaints or pressure:

Rationalists assume that:

Groups that tackle unpopular issues:

Policy advocates who use protests as part of their strategy should realize that:

Before beginning policy practice it is important to:

A specific policy innovation will be difficult to achieve when:

How can a policy advocate convince others that a condition is a problem?

The "garbage can" theory of agenda building refers to:

A period of time that favors the advancement of an initiative is called:

Agency executives will often ignore an issue if:

Legislators often avoid placing issues on the agenda that:

Direct-service staff can participate in agenda building by:

Analyzing problem and solution streams,political realities,and recent professional trends are part of which stage in agenda building?

After a problem has been diagnosed,the policy practitioner must:

Wedge issues are:

The agenda building process refers to:

The agenda building process: