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March 2020

Week 3 Assignment: Essay – Representing a Democracy

  • Due
    Mar 22 by
    11:59pm
  • Points
    125
  • Submitting
    a file upload

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

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)

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
pts
The student identifies all three representatives and picks one.

16.0
pts
The student identifies two representatives and picks one.

12.0
pts
The student identifies a representative.

0.0
pts
The student did not identify representatives.

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
pts
The student identifies at least five relevant pieces of information about the representative.

32.0
pts
The student identifies at least four relevant pieces of information about the representative.

16.0
pts
The student identifies at least two relevant pieces of information about the representative.

0.0
pts
The student does not identify relevant pieces of information about the representative.

40.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Identifies correct vote margin

5.0
pts
The student provides the correct vote margin.

0.0
pts
The student did not provide the correct vote margin.

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
pts
The student identifies two policy areas and provides analysis of ideology.

32.0
pts
The student identifies two policy areas.

20.0
pts
The student identifies one policy area.

0.0
pts
The student does not identify any policy areas.

40.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
APA/Sources

10.0
pts
The assignment is referenced and formatted according to APA standards and two additional scholarly sources are provided.

8.0
pts
The assignment is referenced and formatted according to APA standards and one additional scholarly source is provided.

6.0
pts
The assignment is referenced and formatted according to APA standards, but has no additional sources.

0.0
pts
No APA style or format was used. No sources used.

10.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Writing

10.0
pts
The
student presents information using clear and concise language in an
organized manner (minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax,
and punctuation).

8.0
pts
The
student presents information using understandable language, but is
somewhat disorganized (some errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax,
and punctuation).

6.0
pts
The
student presents information using understandable language but is very
disorganized (many errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and
punctuation).

0.0
pts
The
student presents information that is not clear, logical, professional or
organized to the point that the reader has difficulty understanding the
message (numerous errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and/or
punctuation).

10.0 pts

Total Points:
125.