Issues Get onto the Policy Agenda

question 32

Multiple Choice

Issues get onto the policy agenda

• A) when someone in government recognizes the need to deal with the problem.
• B) when interest groups and lobbyists make known the priorities they think should be set.
• C) through the intergovernmental system.
• D) through the intragovernmental system.
• E) All of the above are ways that issues get onto the policy agenda.

Identify barriers to successful demographic transition in developing countries.

Understand the factors influencing infant mortality and life expectancy.

Recognize the impact of family planning, economic opportunities, and education on birth rates.

Identify the goals and outcomes of the UN's 1994 International Conference on Population and Development.

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Definitions:

Lowest Terms

The simplest form of a fraction when both the numerator and denominator cannot be any smaller while still being whole numbers.

Ratio

An arithmetic ratio that illustrates the frequency with which one number incorporates another, depicting how many times one value is contained within another.

Equivalent Ratio

Ratios that express the same relationship between numbers, despite being scaled differently.

Smallest Term

The minimum value or term in a set, sequence, or collection of numbers or values.