US GOVERNMENT

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 225 Assignment 2: It May Not Work in Politics

Criteria Unacceptable Below 60% F

Meets Minimum Expectations

60-69% D Fair

70-79% C Proficient 80-89% B

Exemplary 90-100% A

1. Identify one (1) member of Congress who has been charged with ethics violations.. Briefly discuss the reason for the charges and provide two (2) reasons why you agree or disagree with the verdict and any penalties Weight: 25%

Did not submit or incompletely identified Identify one (1) member of Congress who has been charged with ethics violations.. Briefly discuss the reason for the charges and provide two (2) reasons why you agree or disagree with the verdict and any penalties

Insufficiently Identify one (1) member of Congress who has been charged with ethics violations.. Briefly discuss the reason for the charges and provide two (2) reasons why you agree or disagree with the verdict and any penalties

Partially identified Identify one (1) member of Congress who has been charged with ethics violations.. Briefly discuss the reason for the charges and provide two (2) reasons why you agree or disagree with the verdict and any penalties

Satisfactorily identified Identify one (1) member of Congress who has been charged with ethics violations.. Briefly discuss the reason for the charges and provide two (2) reasons why you agree or disagree with the verdict and any penalties

Thoroughly identified Identify one (1) member of Congress who has been charged with ethics violations.. Briefly discuss the reason for the charges and provide two (2) reasons why you agree or disagree with the verdict and any penalties

2. Discuss two (2) reasons why a Third Party candidate has never been successful in the presidential election. Weight: 25%

Did not submit or incompletely discussed two (2) reasons why a Third Party candidate has never been successful in the presidential election.

Insufficiently discussed two (2) reasons why a Third Party candidate has never been successful in the presidential election.

Partially discussed two (2) reasons why a Third Party candidate has never been successful in the presidential election.

Satisfactorily discussed two (2) reasons why a Third Party candidate has never been successful in the presidential election.

Thoroughly discussed two (2) reasons why a Third Party candidate has never been successful in the presidential election.

3. Identify one (1) current issue facing the United States today. Analyze the respective roles of Federal and state authorities in addressing the issue. Determine

Did not submit or incompletely identified one (1) current issue facing the United States today. Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the respective roles of Federal and state authorities in addressing the issue. Determine whether the U. S.

Insufficiently identified one (1) current issue facing the United States today. Insufficiently analyzed the respective roles of Federal and state authorities in addressing the issue. Determine whether the U. S. Constitution constrains the Federal and state responses to the issue.

Partially identified one (1) current issue facing the United States today. Partially analyzed the respective roles of Federal and state authorities in addressing the issue. Determine

Satisfactorily identified one (1) current issue facing the United States today. Satisfactorily analyzed the respective roles of Federal and state authorities in addressing the

Thoroughly identified one (1) current issue facing the United States today. Thoroughly analyzed the respective roles of Federal and state authorities in addressing the

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whether the U. S. Constitution constrains the Federal and state responses to the issue. Weight: 25%

Constitution constrains the Federal and state responses to the issue.

whether the U. S. Constitution constrains the Federal and state responses to the issue.

issue. Determine whether the U. S. Constitution constrains the Federal and state responses to the issue.

issue. Determine whether the U. S. Constitution constrains the Federal and state responses to the issue.

4. Writing / Support for ideas (8%)

Never uses reasons and evidence that logically support ideas

Rarely uses reasons and evidence that logically support ideas

Partially uses reasons and evidence that logically support ideas

Mostly uses reasons and evidence that logically support ideas

Consistently uses reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

5. Writing / Grammar and mechanics (5%)

Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation

Numerous errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation

Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation

Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation

Free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation

6. Writing and Information Literacy / Integration and Crediting of Sources (7%)

Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations.

Sources are rarely integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing, using in-text citations

Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing, using in-text citations

Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing, using in-text citations

Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing, using in-text citations

7. Information Literacy / Research (5%)

Quantity and/or quality of sources are unacceptable

Too few references and/or references are of poor quality

Number of sources is less than expected and/or the quality of sources is questionable.

Number of sources is sufficient and the quality of sources is mostly good.

Number of sources is sufficient and the quality of sources is good.

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