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Legislative Profile

Research an incumbent member of the House of Representatives.

Rubric Code: L264X3

By carolweiss

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Public Rubric

Subject: Political Science

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: (none)

Legislative Profile
	Poor 4 pts	Fair 5 pts	Good 7 pts
Characteristics of Cong District Major econ interests, social composition of constituency; political and ideoliical character of district	Poor Little if any information provided	Fair District is sketched in, rather than drawn	Good A full picture of the district and its constituents is drawn
Incumbent's Career Educational background, prior elective offices, a professional politician?	Poor Outline of incumbent's career; no discussion	Fair Limited discussion of career leading up to current elective office	Good full discussion of how incumbent achieved current position, including prior offices
Incumbent in the House Committee assignments, esp in re: incumbent's district	Poor Mere listing of committee assignments	Fair Limited explanation of relationship between committee assignments and district/constituency	Good Careful explanation of how incumbent's committee assignments fit/don't fit with interests of constituency/district
Ideology & Voting Record Liberal? Moderate? Conservative?	Poor Identification made, with no supporting reasons given	Fair Labels attached, but with minimal explanation of reason	Good Identification/explanation shows writer's correct understanding of labels
Electoral History Previous challenges, primary history, fundraising, margins of victory	Poor Little substantive information given	Fair Some examples of statistics and names given	Good Numbers, Names, Statistics provided
Conclusion Why is this individual a successful politician? Do you predict he/she will win/lose upcoming elections?	Poor Weakly, if at all supported by evidence given	Fair Somewhat supported by evidence given	Good Well supported by evidence given
MLA Format	Poor Significant errors which hinder comprehension	Fair Limited number of errors	Good Correct format, grammar, spelling, syntax