POL111H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Report On The Affairs Of British North America, Direct Democracy, Political Sociology
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A book written in the 16th century in italy by niccolo machiavelli about how to acquire, maintain power and to be an excellent leader. It mentions that in order to be a good leader, the power should not be shared, violence should be used effectively and he should remove all ethical ideals. *includes data, testable theories; claims objectivity, and is quantitative. Normative beliefs are the way things should be. *includes examining ideas about how the community should be governed. *power to do something (recognizing personal or collective goals; to be empowered) *power over (ability to influence the behavior of others) *coercion (an agent is able to impose its will on others by using or threatening physical force and other forms of punishment) *authority power base on legitimacy (an agent can impose its will on others because the people regard the agent to have the right to make such a decision)
