President Obama’s decision to order a gradual withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan due to war weariness is an example of how public opinion may play a role in the decision-making process, thus contradicting the ______.

a. public relations presidency theory
b. divine divide
c. Almond–Lippmann consensus
d. delegate model of representation


c. Almond–Lippmann consensus

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