What must happen to a public problem for it to achieve agenda status?
a. It must be picked up by multiple media outlets and become a major news story.
b. It must be converted into an issue, or a matter requiring governmental attention.
c. It must be rated as being important to at least 51 of the American people when surveyed.
d. It must be complicated enough to require the assembly of an expert commission who focus solely on its resolution.
Question 2
According to the text, what distinguishes a public problem from a private problem?
a. Public problems must elicit a heated response from at least two major factions.
b. Public problems originate as private problems, but need an impassioned advocate to bring them into popular awareness.
c. Public problems are any problem deemed worthy of political attention by politicians, whether they are important to the public or not.
d. Public problems affect a substantial number of people and have broad effects, including consequences for people not directly involved.
