Unit 2: Power

What was a reason why Machiavelli write The Prince?

• To win the favor of King Ferdinand

• To provide reasons for going to war

• To help rulers attain greatness and establish a secure state

• To win glory and fortune

Why is it better to be feared than loved if you cannot have them both?

• Love is fickle

• A ruler can control the fears of his subjects more than their love

• Love fades

• Love is too emotional

What animals should a prince mirror?

• Lion and Lamb

• Snake and Lamb

• Cat and mouse

• Fox and Lion

• Lion and Tiger

Machiavelli taught that good ends sometimes require _ means.

• happy

• joyful

• evil

• silly

What phrase would summarize Machiavelli's ethics?

• The ends justify the means.

• Do the right thing.

• Do as scripture commands.

• What would Jesus do?

Thinks that government should play a bigger role in regulating things.

• Conservation
• Information
• Liberals
• Regulations

All of the rights are the same. Regardless of social status and property.

• Individual rights
• Equality of rights
• Democracy
• Freedom

The ability to get other people to act the way you want them to act.

• Power
• Politics
• Consideration
• Participation

Although they seized __________, the Taliban regime in Afghanistan lacked _____________.

• authority; power

• control; power

• power; legitimacy

• control; money

Which type of power is the opposite of reward power and could impose a penalty?

• Referent

• expert

• coercive

• legitimate