Are peace and democracy related? Explain in 3-5 sentences.
The following table shows the number of individual votes for each of the categories
listed. We constructed the categories straight from the survey answers.
Yes:
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People vote for what they want/people
have a voice
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9
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If the people make the rules there is
less conflict
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6
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Democracy has peace
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3
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People want peace, therefore
government reflects that
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3
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Yes
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1
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In a perfect Utopian world, peace is
achieved through democracy
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1
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Good democratic governments establish
good relations between countries
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1
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Can impeach ruler to help maintain
peace
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1
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No:
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Not always. There have been wars
while government was a democracy
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3
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Democracy, by itself, does not
guarantee peace
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3
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Peace can be made without a
democratic government
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2
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Democracy can add war and a lot of
disagreement
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2
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People may be bossed around in a
democracy
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1
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No
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1
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Should theoretically promote peace,
but since true democracy rarely exists peace is not promoted
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1
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Bad decisions can lead to civil war
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1
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No Opinion:
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Many people believe that United States is a relatively peaceful place. Japan, also, is quite safe and peaceful. Therefore, most of the participants in the survey have written that democracy and peace in fact, are related.
The government is very flexible in altering itself to satisfy citizens. In that sense, it is easy to say that there is little conflict. On the other hand, the ideals of democracy are wonderful, but the realistic world differs greatly. In that sense, all governments can be able to create peace – the only problem is how the political system is effective in countries.
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