How does the belief in democratic peace get translated into U.S. foreign policy?
a. Because peace can be achieved only in democratic countries, where there are no rebels wanting to overthrow the government, helping to establish democracies around the world will promote international peace.
b. Democracy creates societies that are less violent than those with other forms of government, and therefore the United States should back any insurgents who want to overthrow a repressive government and create a democracy.
c. Because democratic countries are more likely to be open to mutual cooperation and less likely to wage war, the United States should actively encourage other countries to become democracies in order to promote international peace.
d. Democratic peace means that the government of a country and its people are in agreement, so the United States should be prepared to serve as a mediator in any country where a government and its people are at odds to help them reach agreement.
e. Because peaceful democratic countries are more likely to open their doors to trade with the United States, America should actively promote peaceful democracy around the world in order to strengthen the U.S. economy.
Question 2
Which of the following would be an action for which ethnic lobbyists might advocate by putting pressure the federal government?
a. to open trade with a country that is controlled by a dictator who has committed human rights violations
b. to increase spending for research on race relations in America at an African American university
c. to support and supply foreign aid to a country even if it disrupts American relations with other nations that are at odds with that country
d. to lower tariffs on products imported from another country that are needed to manufacture a product in the United States in order to save American jobs
e. to investigate possible damage to the U.S. economy because a new treaty with another country is causing American employers to move jobs to that country