Law and Government

Required Textbook:

Reading the World: Ideas That Matter edited by Michael Austin (ISBN:9780393617429) Third Edition.

This is to be a Two Page Assignment answering the Questions below. Use MLA Format, In-Text Citation from Reading Material; no outside sources.

Question 1

Provide a thorough description of Machiavelli's definition of the ideal leader? (Use specific language from the text to craft your response.) Does his definition have any relevance today when we evaluate world leaders?

Question 2

The separation of church and state is a fiercely debated concept, but few people across the ideological spectrum have any familiarity with its origins in American political discourse. Explain Madison's concept of the separation of church and state. Remember, the goal is not to offer your definition, but to use language from the text to articulate Madison's view.

Question 3

Compare the system of apartheid described by Desmond Tutu with the American system of segregation described by Martin Luther King Jr. in "Letter from Birmingham Jail." How does each writer respond to the political aspect of oppression?