GOV 312 Lecture 6 Outline of Current Lecture l. News: Congress and Troops on the groundII. Overview of ways the public shapes FPIII. The Rally Around the Flag effectIV. The problem of sustaining public support for warV. Collective action and societal influence of FPVI. Big Business, Imperialism, and economic interests in FPVII. The Tea Party and FPVIII. Readings DiscussionCurrent Lecture- Rally around the flag:o Nationalismo Lack of interest/informationo Dramatic impact of foreign criseso Fleeting nature of support- Obama rally around the flag is not likelyo Americans do not want a substantial commitment- Mueller: Iraq Syndromeo “War Fatigue” The tendency for public support for American military intervention to decline over timeo American public seems that it has a low tolerance for casualtieso Casualties mount and war support decreaseso Historical trend in Korean, Vietnam, and Iraq Warso There is little a president can do to control war fatigueo Pat’s opinion: american presidents decide to fight wars without sufficient public buy ins Without buy ins it will be difficult to have support for a long war Principal agent problem- Collective action and societal influence in FPo Interest group influence in FP function of its ability to organize lots of voterso Organizational capacity (and influence) set by ability to transcend free ridingo Politicians tend to hear people that are loud (people that have money and have abig involvement in social media)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Lobbying and the free rider problemo Individually costly for citizens to try and change policy through lobbying or appeals to government officialso Benefits of lobbying victory (change in policy) as public good, diffused across society- …- Our professors are Socialists and
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