History of International
Relations LECTURE 3,
Summaries of History of
International Relations|Latest
2025/2026 Exam Update|
Graded A+|Reliable A+
Certified Pass
Democratic Peace Theory - ANSWERS-Democracies don't fight democracies, but
they do fight non-democracies.
Explanations of the Democratic Peace Theory - ANSWERS-Democratic Institutions
Democratic Norms
Democratic Institutions - ANSWERS-Make it harder to go to war (checks and
balances), separation of powers, executive accountability.
Democratic Norms - ANSWERS-Non-violent methods of resolving disputes,
respect for others' rights.
, Critiques to the Democratic Peace Theory - ANSWERS-Empirical - Research is
wrong
Theoretical - There are more reasons why democracies might not fight other
democracies aside from that it's just because their democracies.
International Regime - ANSWERS-A set of rules, norms, and procedures around
which the expectations of actors converge in a certain issue area.
Collective Security - ANSWERS-Refers to the formation of a broad alliance of most
major actors in an international system for the purpose of jointly opposing
aggression by any actor.
Interest Groups - ANSWERS-Coalitions of people who share a common interest in
the outcome of some political issue and who organize themselves to try to
influence the outcome.
Lobbying - ANSWERS-The process of talking with legislators or officials to
influence their decisions on some set of issues.
Public Opinion - ANSWERS-The range of views on foreign policy issues held by the
citizens of a state.
Propaganda - ANSWERS-The public promotion of their official line/ideas/decisions
Relations LECTURE 3,
Summaries of History of
International Relations|Latest
2025/2026 Exam Update|
Graded A+|Reliable A+
Certified Pass
Democratic Peace Theory - ANSWERS-Democracies don't fight democracies, but
they do fight non-democracies.
Explanations of the Democratic Peace Theory - ANSWERS-Democratic Institutions
Democratic Norms
Democratic Institutions - ANSWERS-Make it harder to go to war (checks and
balances), separation of powers, executive accountability.
Democratic Norms - ANSWERS-Non-violent methods of resolving disputes,
respect for others' rights.
, Critiques to the Democratic Peace Theory - ANSWERS-Empirical - Research is
wrong
Theoretical - There are more reasons why democracies might not fight other
democracies aside from that it's just because their democracies.
International Regime - ANSWERS-A set of rules, norms, and procedures around
which the expectations of actors converge in a certain issue area.
Collective Security - ANSWERS-Refers to the formation of a broad alliance of most
major actors in an international system for the purpose of jointly opposing
aggression by any actor.
Interest Groups - ANSWERS-Coalitions of people who share a common interest in
the outcome of some political issue and who organize themselves to try to
influence the outcome.
Lobbying - ANSWERS-The process of talking with legislators or officials to
influence their decisions on some set of issues.
Public Opinion - ANSWERS-The range of views on foreign policy issues held by the
citizens of a state.
Propaganda - ANSWERS-The public promotion of their official line/ideas/decisions
