What is the “knowledge gap” in U.S. foreign policy? How does this gap impact public opinion on foreign policy issues? What roles do the U.S. educational system and policy elites play in widening or narrowing the gap?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should identify the knowledge gap as the common understanding that American citizens are largely detached from politics, lacking both extensive knowledge of and interest in government at any level. Answers should also identify that the gap shapes and leads citizens to form opinions based on inaccurate or incomplete information. Answers should acknowledge the ongoing difficulties within the educational system that are widening the information gap. Answers should also acknowledge how citizens end up relying on elites for “cues” to form their opinions, thus widening the gap further and preventing necessary scrutiny from being cast on legislators’ actions.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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