Why Are New Democracies More Prone to Waging War

question 5

Multiple Choice

Why are new democracies more prone to waging war?

• A)They do not yet have the institutionalized tendency toward compromise that limits the incentive to build public support through assertive foreign policies.
• B)In new democracies, the weak economy leads the government to be more aggressive.
• C)They do not see themselves as democratic, so they behave as autocratic regimes.
• D)They are still struggling to leave behind old habits and patterns, and it makes it difficult for them to behave democratically.

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