Which of the following best describes the second part of the first stage of the policymaking process? a. it involves congressional hearings and expert studies. b. it requires a consensus on what policy should be adopted. c. it involves developing proposed legislation. d. it entails the formulation and adoption of specific plans for achieving a particular goal. e. it involves getting an issue on the political agenda to be addressed by congress.

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the words "interested" and "interesting" are in the same word group as they are based in the noun "interest". however, their meanings are very different.

"interesting" is an active adjective, meaning that it causes interest.

"interested" is a passive adjective, meaning that it has interest for something.

a clear example can be "i am interested in this book, the book is really interesting."

generally speaking, an active adjective can end in -ing, and those will be adjectives causing a reaction or emotion. other examples of active adjectives are: boring, exciting, annoying, exhausting.

a passive adjective may end in -ed, and those will be describing the noun that is receiving the action. other examples of passive adjectives are: bored, excited, annoyed, exhausted.

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