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American Government American Government Identifying the main features of the American government system Rubric Code: JX97X97 By CoachHutch Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Political Science Type: Project Grade Levels: 9-12

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