When conducting a stakeholder analysis a group identifies the individuals or groups affected by a proposed action. a citizen group wants to open a new youth center in a location currently zoned for light residential use. the group is required to perform a stakeholder analysis and present it before the zoning can be changed. which step of a citizen action plan does a stakeholder analysis fit into?

determining the goal and criteria
evaluating the public policy alternatives
identifying the issue
conducting background research

the answer is NOT determining the goal and criteria. I just took the test and got it wrong.

My best guess would be that it is D. conducting background research

it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.