POLI 1501 Lecture 15: Lecture 15: Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
1 Apr 2019
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6% could not find the u. s. on a map, 36% could not find the uk, and 40% could not find china. People knew a lot about local politics. Foreign policy doesn"t influence you as much. It seemed that people"s decisions changed a lot. Switches were random (no consistent way of making a decision) Explains most people, but not the highly educated or leaders of the country. Argued that lack of specific information didn"t make them foolish, just uninformed. Use structures to organize foreign policy ideas. Mental structure to take policy and fit it in a framework that made sense. Based on u. s. involvement and how to be involved. Some people think that it helps, some people think that it makes things worse. ***labelled these: military internationalism and cooperation internationalism. Diversionary theory, wag the dog, and rally around the flag. Domestic problems lead presidents to engage in conflict. This is what happened in wag the dog.
