Where does authority come from? How is a scope of authority set?
Describe three areas of your life that you have influence over. Where does this influence come from? How does it relate to the standard types of influence seen in the political system?
Why are models useful to political scientists? How are they developed and how might they be “tested”?
Which model of public policymaking do you feel most accurately explains the way that policies are developed in your country? How do other models combine or inform this view?
Can the elite model of policymaking exist in a democracy? What would Schumpeter say about the Chinese model of leadership?
