Recent research on foreign policy opinion and policy choices has found
a. that opinion generally follows policy.
b. that policy generally follows opinion.
c. that foreign policy opinion is likely to have policy impact when it reaches consensus levels (60 percent or higher).
d. that opinion rarely affects defense expenditures.
e. Both options B and C are true.
__________ refers to the new public mood on foreign policy, one that is more selective on what global issues America supports and with a knowledge that the influence of the United States has eroded.
a. Refocused internationalism
b. Pragmatic internationalism
c. Guarded engagement
d. Constrained Internationalism
e. None of the above is true.
All of the following are characteristics of the Post-September 11/Iraq War public mood except
a. the public's commitment to internationalism continued at a remarkably high level during this period.
b. the public showed an increased level of support for the use of American military power.
c. the public overwhelmingly continued to support free trade and increased immigration.
d. the public remained supportive of international institutions and international agreements.
e. the public continued to give strong support to diplomatic efforts to address global problems.
The self-interest mood of the 1970s can be characterized by all the following except
a. concern over the power of the Soviet Union had replaced the concern for Vietnam.
b. the public was now more willing to increase defense expenditures.
c. the public was more willing to support American military actions abroad.
d. the public was more willing to tolerate CIA activities in other nations.
e. the domestic and foreign economic concerns remained least important for the American public.
Which of the following statements about the Vietnam Syndrome is correct?
a. During the Vietnam Syndrome, the public had low support for sending U.S. troops in to assist friendly nations under attack.
b. During the Vietnam Syndrome, the public had high support for economic aid to help friendly countries under attack.
c. During the Vietnam Syndrome the public supported CIA political operations.
d. The Vietnam Syndrome spanned across the Kennedy and Nixon administrations.
e. The goals of the Cold war period such as containing communism remained high during the Vietnam Syndrome.
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