Monday, December 9, 2013

America and the World - Is it True?

http://www.worldandischool.com/subscribers/searchdetail_headlines.asp?num=14623

Read the Article and please Respond to the prompts in COMPLETE sentences

Elite Respondents = Experts = CFR membersPublic = the general population that was surveyed about an issue  

1. What is the CFR and who are some of the people that make up this organization?
2. Define this statement - strong public ambivalence - what is it saying about America?
3. What time period is the current attitude being compared to? And - What is the attitude about American involvement in foreign affairs? 
4. Define - unilateralism - is this GOOD or BAD for America?
5. What are the TWO top Priorities for our Foreign Policy? According to the CFR
6. What are TWO examples of  where the "experts" think an issue is less important than the American "public"?
7. What does the "public" think of our involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq? Is there a difference between these numbers and the "experts"?
8. How do the "experts" feel about President Obama's foreign policy performance? What does the "public" say about the same issue?
9. What is the president's best rated Foreign Policy area    
10. (According to the "expert respondents") How did the president's handling of the Syrian situation change our world status? - be specific with your details
11. What are the THREE reasons (according to the "elite respondents") the "public" is disenchanted with the U.S. role in world affairs?
12. What is - war fatigue?
13. Is it a good thing that (according to the "elite respondents") that the U.S. is the world's leading military power and that China is now the world's leading economy?  Your opinion - please use facts and details to support your answer