What Limits the Influence of Public Opinion on Foreign Policy

question 64

Multiple Choice

What limits the influence of public opinion on foreign policy?

• A) Often the public does not express one dominant mood on foreign policy.
• B) There are very few polls taken on foreign policy issues.
• C) In dictatorships, leaders do not depend on public opinion so they ignore it.
• D) Elites completely ignore the public's opinions.
• E) Only leaders up for reelection care about public views.

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Land or belongings owned by individuals or corporations and not by the government or public entities.

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