What Is the Structural Argument That Supports the Dyadic Approach

question 15

Multiple Choice

What is the structural argument that supports the dyadic approach to democratic peace theory?

• A)The structural argument holds that when two democracies bargain in a dispute, they bargain the same way they do domestically, through a politics of compromise that searches for a mutually acceptable solution. This kind of bargaining then rules out force as an option.
• B)The structural argument holds that democracies do not go to war out of mutual respect.
• C)The structural argument holds that leaders in a democracy are more sensitive to the political costs of losing a war, because they are more likely to be turned out of office if the war fails and thus both sides have reasons not to engage in conflict.
• D)The structural argument holds that the structure of the international system makes war less likely between democracies.