POL327Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: October 9, Implied Consent
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Implications of the us constitution: result of compromises between multiple perspectives, ambiguity many questions left unanswered. Role of the court in defining the roles of the president in foreign policy: president is commander chief of military, negotiates treaties, appoints officials to the executive branch. Supreme court tries to stay out of using judicial review in order to stay out of foreign policy matters they use doctrine political questions doctrine. Doctrine of implied consent: if the president does something, congress is consenting to it. 2003, 30% of americans could find iraq on a world map only 16% could find ukraine. Elites should decide foreign policy has not changed very much. Mass public: 80% of american public 20% is elite and attentive public, those that follow international current events, read newspapers and are informed about foreign policy matters. Wealth and education are two factors in determining the elite class.
