Ashworth College Presidential Emergency Numbers Writing Question
Question Description
4 pages doubled space, APA format
[06] Written Assignment: Presidential Emergency Powers
Rubric Name: Presidential Emergency Powers Rubric
Meets Expectations
Does Not Meet Expectations
Significantly Below Expectations
Criterion Score
20 points
Strong, consistent argument or opinion, 3 or more sources cited in support
15 points
Consistent argument or opinion provided, 2 or fewer sources cited in support
10 points
Argument or opinion provided but inconsistent, no sources provided to support claim
0 points
Very vague argument, no opinion, no sources provided to support claim
20 points
Presentation of the Act, criteria for declaration of emergency, provides a modern example of its use and discusses the political issue surrounding the declaration
15 points
Presentation of the Act, criteria for declaration of emergency and provides a modern example of its use
10 points
Basic presentation of fact of the Act, limited discussion of criteria for emergency, no discussion of a modern example
0 points
No discussion of the Act beyond defining it
20 points
Description of 3 historical instances, detailed discussion of political pushback
15 points
Description of 3 historical instances, no/little discussion of political pushback
10 points
Description of only 1 or 2 historical instances, no/little discussion of political pushback
0 points
No mention of historical instances
20 points
Discussed 2 Supreme Court cases, provided details on results of the case and the reasoning of the justices
15 points
Discussed 2 Supreme Court cases and provided details on results of the case but not reasoning of the justices
10 points
Discussed 1 or 2 Supreme Court cases but did not provide details on results of the case and reasoning of the justices
0 points
No mention of Supreme Court cases regarding presidential use of emergency power.
5 points
Student makes no errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
4 points
Student makes 1-2 errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
2 points
Student makes 3-4 errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
0 points
Student makes more than 4 errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
5 points
The assignment is written with excellent organization, thoughtful transitions, and the appropriate tone.
4 points
This writing assignment is adequately organized, but has some errors in the transitions or the tone.
2 points
This writing assignment is poorly organized, or it contains ineffective transitions and/or inappropriate tone.
0 points
This writing assignment displays little to no organization or transitions, and/or does not use the appropriate tone.
5 points
The margins, font, spacing, headings, and cover page are all formatted properly.
4 points
There are 1-2 errors in the formatting of the margins, font, spacing, headings, or cover page.
2 points
There are 3-4 errors in the formatting of the margins, font, spacing, headings, or cover page.
0 points
There are more than 4 errors in the formatting of the margins, font, spacing, headings, or cover page.
5 points
All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited, and the references and in-text citations are all properly formatted. Each reference has an in-text citation and in-text citation has a reference.
4 points
All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited, but slight errors are present in the format of the in-text citations or references. Or there may be one in-text citation or reference missing.
2 points
Some sources used for quotes and facts are either not credible or there are significant errors in the in-text citations and/or references. Or there are multiple missing in-text citations or references.
0 points
The sources used for quotes and facts are not credible and/or not cited. The in-text citations and/or references are not present.
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