Which of the following steps in the policy-making cycle occurs first?
a. policy adoptionb. policy implementationc. agenda settingd. policy evaluation

C. agenda setting

Explanation:

During agenda setting, members of the congress will gather together to find out the goals that they wish to achieve.

After all members  understand the goals, then they can begin the process of creating policies to specifically target the goals.  During agenda setting, they will evaluate the problems that currently faced by the country along with the available budget that they can use to address it.

answer; if congress didn't act on certain requests;

the correct answer is option c. elenita versus "early puerto rican decor" is the best example, out of all the options, of a cultural conflict. a cultural conflict is defined as what happens when different cultures, that have different values and believes, clash. elenita not liking or accepting the puerto rican style of decoration, would represent that she does not identify herself with the puerto rican culture, therefore does not want to have decorations influenced by that culture.