What Is the Structural Argument That Supports the View That

question 8

Multiple Choice

What is the structural argument that supports the view that democracies do not go to war with each other?

• A) It focuses on the way that democracies often find it easier to reach compromise with each other.
• B) It asserts that democracies have a respect for each other that they do not have for non-democratic states.
• C) As democracies are very successful at fighting wars, democratic politicians are worried that they might lose a war with another democracy, which would make them vulnerable in upcoming elections, so they fear going to war with other democracies.
• D) It states that the three branches of government in a democracy and the related checks and balances make it much less likely for two democracies to enter into war with each other.

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