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Agenda setting can be a difficult task in government. Why? Who do you consider an
important agenda setter in government? How does this participant help set the agenda?
Give an example of an attempt at agenda setting in government. Was it successful?
Why or why not? Consider how factors such as culture, political positions, etc. might
impact your own, or the agenda setters' priorities.
Use evidence (cite sources) to support your response from assigned readings or online
lessons, and at least one outside scholarly source.
One of the most difficult parts of the policy making process is the first stage, agenda setting. This
stage can be difficult because you must get your problem voiced to some of the most powerful
people in the world. For a policy problem to make it into the agenda Kingdom argues that there