PAD 510 WEEK 6 DISCUSSION
"Agenda Setting" Please respond to the following:
• Pick a policy and identify an official actor, an unofficial actor, and an interest group. Discuss how each has used their power and influence to set the agenda for the policy.
• Explain what role the media might play in overcoming the "second face of power." Why does Birkland compare the third face of power to Marxist "False Consciousness"?
DISCUSSION 2
"Lobbying" Please respond to the following:
• Using the policy identify in Week 6 Discussion Question 1, identify the amount of money that the top three interest groups raised over the last five years.
• Which of the three interest groups best leveraged their resources to affect public policy?