Following the 2010 BP oil spill, the president, Congress, and various government agencies had difficulty deciding on the correct actions to deal with the problem. This indicated a problem with

A. policy adoption.
B. policy formation.
C. agenda setting.
D. policy evaluation.
E. problem recognition.


Answer: B

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