War & Democracy Quiz

According to the text, how long has the idea that democracies are more peaceful than nondemocracies been a part of liberal international thought?

• 100 years

• 300 years

• 200 years

• 400 years

What do supporters of democratic peace theory argue about the willingness of democracies to wage war?

• They are more willing to wage war

• They are less willing to wage war

• They are unable to wage war

• They are equally willing to wage war

What do doubters of democratic peace theory claim about the evidence supporting the theory?

• It is strong and convincing

• It is irrelevant

• It is non-existent

• It is weak and unconvincing

What do realists believe about the eventual insecurities and conflicts faced by democracies?

• They will face more insecurities and conflicts than nondemocratic states

• They will face the same insecurities and conflicts as nondemocratic states

• They will face fewer insecurities and conflicts than nondemocratic states

• They will not face any insecurities or conflicts

What is one possible connection between the spread of democracy and U.S. national interests?

• The relationship between democracy and communism

• The relationship between democracy and dictatorship

• The relationship between democracy and free markets

• The relationship between democracy and socialism

What is a key factor in connecting the spread of democracy to U.S. national interests?

• The assumed peacefulness of democracies

• The assumed instability of democracies

• The assumed isolationism of democracies

• The assumed aggressiveness of democracies

What is a reason for expecting democracies to be more peaceful according to the text?

• Democratic governance promotes conflict through violent means

• Democratic governance promotes conflict through political means

• Democratic governance promotes conflict through peaceful means

• Democratic governance promotes conflict through economic means

Who first proposed that democratic states would be unlikely to wage war against each other?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Immanuel Kant

What is the Rational or Pacific Public Thesis also known as?

• Pacific Public Thesis

• Peaceful Public Thesis

• Pacifist Public Thesis

• Aggressive Public Thesis

What does the Institutional Thesis see as the most important reason why democracies are less likely to wage war?

• The dispersion of power in democracies

• The concentration of power in democracies

• The absence of power in democracies

• The misuse of power in democracies