How does contemporary research on public opinion and foreign policy support or contradict the Almond–Lippmann consensus? Be sure to identify the principle assumptions of the Almond–Lippmann consensus in your answer.

What will be an ideal response?

Answers should identify the Almond–Lippmann consensus as a dominant theory of public opinion and U.S. foreign policy that emphasizes the volatile, incoherent, and irrelevant nature of public opinion in terms of U.S. foreign policy. Answers should also address how recent contemporary research contradicts or challenges the fundamental assumptions of the Almond–Lippmann consensus and provide examples of this research as appropriate.