1. Bellringer Download today’s notes: Machiavelli Notes and make sure you save them in your Ch. 2 folder! Download “The Prince” worksheet and make sure you save it in your Ch. 2 folder if you didn’t last night. Answer the following questions: 1. What are some characteristics of a successful leader? 2. What things must a leader accomplish to be considered successful?

2. Machiavelli on Power Niccolo Machiavelli wrote ________ How to get, and keep, political power Middle Ages emphasized duty of rulers to follow Christian __________ Machiavelli rejected this

3. Machiavelli on Power He believed that morality was ________ to politics Humans are motivated by ________ Importance of the ________ – supported by many thinkers of the time A prince acts on behalf of the ________ – A leader must do good when possible, but evil when necessary Ends justify the ________ Major impact on politics to this day

4. Machiavelli “Everyone realizes how praiseworthy it is for a prince to honor his word and to be straightforward rather than crafty in his dealings; none the less, contemporary experience shows that princes who have achieved great things have been those who have given their word lightly, who have known how to trick men with their cunning, and who, in the end, have overcome those abiding by honest principles.” The Prince by Machiavelli

5. Activity! Open “The Prince Worksheet” You will read the document with a partner and each of you will answer the four questions on your own paper. We will discuss as a class when everyone is finished.

6. Review! 1. Explain Machiavelli’s views on political leadership.

7. Homework! None!