--All the King's Men:
             --Who are the main characters?

             --Which of the characters are "realists" and which are  idealists"?

             --How does good happen in politics according to Starke?

             --With which of the philosophers we've studied would Starke most be like? Burden? Judge Stanton?Adam?

             --What are the qualities needed for leadership according
                 to Starke? other characters?

                    --Is Starke right? What qualities of leadership might be  posed in opposition to his approach?

             --Why was Starke able to gain power?

             --What is a demagogue? What is meant by "charisma"?       What is "populism"? [These terms aren't in the movie. You need to look them up in a dictionary if you don't  know them.]

             --Which leaders historically would fit well with Starke?       Which would not? Is there any commonality between those most like Starke and those not like him in terms  of success in politics?

             --The "great twitch" -- This isn't in the movie. We'll discuss in  class. "soon now we shall go out of the house and go into  the convulsion of the world, out of history  into history and  the awful responsibility of Time." 

        How do leaders emerge?     

        What do we expect of leaders?     

        Who are leaders in a democracy?