How do attitudes regarding U.S. foreign aid reflect the knowledge gap in U.S. foreign policy? How do these attitudes shape the behavior of members of Congress? Does this impact the foreign policy bureaucracy?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should discuss how, due to the knowledge gap, the mass public tends to overestimate the amount of money budgeted for U.S. foreign aid. This leads voters to believe the United States is spending “too much” on foreign aid and demand the money be reallocated to domestic causes. Because members of Congress are highly subject to electoral factors (Chapter 5), they incorrectly assume voters prefer unilateralism. Examples of how this affects the foreign policy bureaucracy will vary but may address how Congress may choose to defund certain foreign policy agencies (Chapter 6).
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