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American Government American Government Identifying the main features of the American government system Rubric Code: BX83WBB By Aderemi Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Political Science Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Concept
	Exemplary 4 pts	Excellent 3 pts	Acceptable 2 pts	Unacceptable 1 pts
Representative Democracy	Exemplary An in-depth understanding of the concepts & principles underlying a representative democracy	Excellent A thorough understanding of the concepts & principles underlying a representative democracy	Acceptable An acceptable understanding of the concepts & principles underlying a representative democracy	Unacceptable An unacceptable understanding of the concepts & principles underlying a representative democracy
Federalism	Exemplary An in-depth understanding of the concepts & principles underlying American Federalism	Excellent A thorough understanding of the concepts & principles underlying American Federalism	Acceptable An acceptable understanding of the concepts & principles underlying American Federalism	Unacceptable An unacceptable understanding of the concepts & principles underlying American Federalism
Bicameralism	Exemplary An in-depth understanding of the concepts & principles for having a bicameral legislature	Excellent A thorough understanding of the concepts & principles for having a bicameral legislature	Acceptable An acceptable understanding of the concepts & principles for having a bicameral legislature	Unacceptable An unacceptable understanding of the concepts & principles for having a bicameral legislature
Seperation of Powers	Exemplary An in-depth understanding of the need to have 3 separate branches of government	Excellent A thorough understanding of the need to have 3 separate branches of government	Acceptable An acceptable understanding of the need to have 3 separate branches of government	Unacceptable An unacceptable understanding of the need to have 3 separate branches of government
Newspaper Article	Exemplary An in-depth understanding of the political concepts the founding fathers intended to preserve in the constitution, as conveyed through a one-page newspaper article	Excellent A thorough understanding of the political concepts the founding fathers intended to preserve in the constitution, as conveyed through a one-page newspaper article	Acceptable An acceptable understanding of the political concepts the founding fathers intended to preserve in the constitution, as conveyed through a one-page newspaper article	Unacceptable An unacceptable understanding of the political concepts the founding fathers intended to preserve in the constitution, as conveyed through a one-page newspaper article