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March 2020
Week 3 Assignment: Essay – Representing a Democracy
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Due
Mar 22 by
11:59pm -
Points
125 -
Submitting
a file upload
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- Textbook: Chapters 5
- Lesson
- APA style manual
- Citation and Writing Assistance: Writing Papers At CU (Links to an external site.)
- Library Overview (Links to an external site.)
- How to Search for Articles – the Everything Tab (Links to an external site.)
- Two additional sources beyond those provided
Instructions
Research the background of your
Congressional representatives based on your address listed with CU – two
senators and a member of the House of Representatives. Find out about
their previous occupation(s), political experience, family, income,
education, and other relevant demographics. What percentage of the vote
did they receive to win in their last election? What are two policy
issues areas they are interested in? How do these areas reflect their
ideologies?
Here is a link to get your started:
Write an essay. Start by identifying all three of your
representatives. Then, pick the representative you are most interested
in and explain why they interest you. Present the information you found
in your research required above in the essay.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
- Length: 4 full pages (not including title page or references page)
- 1-inch margins
- Double spaced
- 12-point Times New Roman font
- Title page
- References page (minimum of 2 scholarly sources beyond those provided)
- Citation and Writing Assistance: Writing Papers At CU (Links to an external site.)
- Library Overview (Links to an external site.)
- How to Search for Articles – the Everything Tab (Links to an external site.)
Grading
This activity will be graded using the Assignment #3 Grading Rubric.
Course Outcomes (CO): 2, 3
Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday
Rubric
POLI330 Week 3 Representative Grading Rubric (125 pts)
POLI330 Week 3 Representative Grading Rubric (125 pts)
Criteria
Ratings
Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Identifies and chooses a representative
20.0 |
16.0 |
12.0 |
0.0 |
20.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Background info on
chosen representative – previous occupation(s), political experience,
family, income, education, and other relevant demographics
40.0 |
32.0 |
16.0 |
0.0 |
40.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Identifies correct vote margin
5.0 |
0.0 |
5.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Identifies two policy areas and analyzes how these policy areas reflect ideologies
40.0 |
32.0 |
20.0 |
0.0 |
40.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
APA/Sources
10.0 |
8.0 |
6.0 |
0.0 |
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Writing
10.0 |
8.0 |
6.0 |
0.0 |
10.0 pts
Total Points:
125.