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Define the American Federalism Define the American Federalism Write an essay that defines federalism, compares it to the other forms of gov.(confederation, unitary) give two ways it has been embodied in our Constitution and give 2 pro's and 2 con's of federalism Rubric Code: NX92CC2 By jpeustermann Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Political Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Essay on Federalism
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Definition	Poor Defines federalism without defining the difference between federalism and confederation and unitary forms of government	Fair Defines federalism, and the difference between federalism and either confederation or unitary forms of government.	Good Defines federalism, and the difference between federalism, and confederation and the unitary forms of government
Discussion	Poor Does not show how how federalism is embodied in the U.S. constitution	Fair Explains one way federalism is embodied in the U.S constitution.	Good Explains two main ways federalism is embodied in the U.S. constitution.
Discussion	Poor Does not discuss any pros or cons of federalism.	Fair Discusses in detail 1 pro and 1 con of federalism .	Good Discusses in detail 2 pros and 2 cons of federalism.
Comprehension	Poor Student lacks knowledge in the area of federalism	Fair Student shows comprehension on some of the ideas on federalism	Good Student shows full comprehnsion of federalism
Structure and grammar	Poor Essay is lacking an introduction, body and/or conclusion. Grammar and spelling are poor with many mistakes.	Fair Essay has an introduction, body and conclusion. Grammar and spelling are fair with some mistakes.	Good Essay has an introduction, body and conclusion. Grammar and spelling are good with few mistakes.