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Assignment:
A movie titled "Rustin" directed by George C. Wolfe. However, if the film were to be made, it would likely focus on the life and legacy of Bayard Rustin, a significant figure in the American Civil Rights Movement.
Bayard Rustin was a key strategist and organizer in the Civil Rights Movement, best known for his instrumental role in organizing the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech. Rustin was a staunch advocate for nonviolent resistance and played a crucial behind-the-scenes role in shaping the strategies and tactics of the movement.
One of the notable aspects of Rustin's life was his unwavering commitment to civil rights and social justice, despite facing discrimination and marginalization due to his identity as an openly gay man. Rustin's activism intersected with LGBTQ+ rights, and he was a vocal proponent of equality and acceptance for all marginalized communities.
Answer in details the following questions:
Q1- What forms of advocacy do you see in the movie?
Q2- What roles do federalism and intergovernmental relations play in this movie?
Q3- In your opinion, should the federal (national) government have taken a stronger or weaker role in this case? Why?
Q4- Do you see any evidence of "Iron Triangles" in this movie?
Q5- How does agenda-setting function in this movie? Specifically and
- Who is trying to push issues onto the agenda, and how?
- Who is proposing definitions for the problem?
- How do different problem definitions compete with one another?
- How are evidence and expertise used to support different problem definitions?
- Do focusing events play a role? If so, how?
Q6- The media is an important unofficial actor. What roles do the media plan in this movie? How does media shape policy decisions? Political opinions?
Q7- Who are the "official actors" in this film?
Q8- What actions do official actors take (or intentionally NOT take) to advance or hinder the advancement of civil rights?
Q9- Who are the street-level bureaucrats in this film? In what ways do they exercise discretion
Please use the following sources to explain and cite from any other sources when answer:
1- Agenda setting and denial of agenda access by Roger Cobb and Marc Ross's: , "Cultural Strategies of Agenda Denial.
2- State divided: the implication of American federalism by DonaldF. Kettl
3- The American Ideology by Kingdon