By the 1980s, there was optimism that the infectious diseases were a "thing" of the past

The decision by governments about which problems will be addressed and which will not be addressed is referred to as:

A. determining policy options B. agenda setting C. policy implementation D. bureaucracy

Civil rights protests in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963

a. reinforced President Kennedy’s desire to move less controversial legislation tackling social issues before addressing segregation. b. illustrated that many southern states would respond peacefully to the protests without necessarily agreeing to the political demands. c. helped move public opinion on the matter and convinced President Kennedy that inaction might have significant costs in the upcoming 1964 election. d. represented a major breakthrough as the State of Alabama decided to protect civil rights to end the protests peacefully.