Agenda Setting

From the Fact Sheet reviewed during the e-Activity, identify an official actor, an unofficial actor, and an interest group; then, analyze how power will affect agenda setting for a particular policy of your choice. Discuss how much power each needs to set the agenda and give an example to support your response.
Explain what role the media might play in overcoming the “second face of power.” Why does Birkland compare the third face to Marxist “False Consciousness”?

Visit The White House Briefing Room to read the “FACT SHEET: The President’s Framework for Shared Prosperity and Shared Fiscal Responsibility” dated April 13, 2011 at http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/04/13/fact-sheet-presidents-framework-shared-prosperity-and-shared-fiscal-resp.