How Does the Democratic Peace Theory Inform Presidential Actions in Foreign

Multiple Choice

How does the democratic peace theory inform presidential actions in foreign policy?

A) The assumptions of the theory have no dramatic or noticeable effect on presidential decision making in foreign affairs.
B) The beliefs surrounding democracy make presidents inherently more aggressive toward other democratic states.
C) The core principles embedded in the American understanding of democracy makes presidents pacifists.
D) The utopian ideal of American democracy fuels the repeated exertion of American global power.