The First Step in the Policy Cycle Is

question 48

Multiple Choice

The first step in the policy cycle is

• A) formulation of alternatives.
• B) policy implementation.
• C) problem definition and agenda setting.
• D) policy adoption.

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Definitions:

Capillaries

The smallest blood vessels in the body's circulatory system, connecting arterioles and venules, where gas, nutrient, and waste exchange occur.

Alveoli

Tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.

Oxygen

A chemical element essential for life, involved in cellular respiration and energy production, and a major component of the Earth's atmosphere.

Hypertonic

A solution with higher osmotic pressure (solute concentration) than another solution, leading cells to lose water.