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magmichele12

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What is the institutional 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 nondemocratic states.
  c. As democracies are very successful at fighting wars, democratic politicians are worried that they might lose awar with another democracy. This would make them vulnerable in upcoming elections; so they fear going towar with other democracies.
 d. It states that the three branches of government in a democracy and the related checks and balances make itmuch less likely for two democracies to enter into war with each other.

Question 2

Studies about which state is the initiator of a given war show that democracies
 
  a. will often attack other democracies.
  b. often do the attacking.
  c. are almost always the victims of attacks by autocracies.
  d. rarely engage in war.



ankilker

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b



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