What is Americans’ biggest foreign policy concern?
Critical Analysis
Find answers to the following questions using the visual above, any links below, your big brain, and your knowledge of American government and politics:
What is Americans’ biggest foreign policy concern?
Why do you think that is?
Describe any patterns you see in the data above.
How do you imagine this data makes Israel, Ukraine, and other American allies feel?
How much do you think the national government takes public opinion into account when it makes foreign policy?
Identify three people or organizations involved in making US foreign policy?
Describe one formal and one informal power the president can use to make foreign policy.
Do you believe that foreign policy will be a big issue in the 2024 presidential election?
How much was foreign policy discussed in the presidential debate?
What foreign policy issue is your biggest concern?
Write and Discuss
Take ten minutes to write about the question at the top of the page and then discuss with your classmates.
Act on your Learning
With wars in Ukraine, Israel, and Sudan, Foreign policy is extremely important. Whoever wins the 2024 election will have an opportunity to dramatically change US foreign policy. Register to vote and then on election day go and vote. If you can’t register to vote then find someone who is going to vote and let them know what you think about the election and foreign policy
Get Creative
If Trump and Harris’ foreign policy plans were two sports team competing against each other what teams would it be?
Learning Extension
Read about Kamala Harris’ foreign policy plans and read about Donald Trump’s 2024 foreign policy plans or listen to the story below.