Constitution Essay Question
Due 03.02.2018 (Revisions due 03.16)
There are several important components and philosophies established within the United States Constitution. In this paper, you must craft an argument to which of the following concepts you believe is most important.
6 Big Ideas Graphic Organization
Key Concepts:
- Limited Government
- Republicanism
- Checks and Balances
- Federalism
- Separation of Powers
- Popular Sovereignty
In your paper you must
- Provide proper heading (Name, Date, Period)
- Utilize proper grammar
- No contractions
- Proper use of capitalization and punctuation
- Spelling
- Avoid Plague Words
- Identify the key concept you believe is most important
- State the concept (one of the Big 6)
- Define the key concept that you believe is most important
- Clearly define the concept for the reader
- Explain how the key concept impacts our government
- Use at least 2 examples to illustrate the concepts impact on our government
- The reader should require no outside knowledge to understand the concepts impact and importance
- Provide a minimum of two examples to why your concept is most important
- These examples should be clearly explained for the reader
- The reader should require no outside knowledge to understand the examples included in the paper
- Provide a minimum of one example of a counter-argument against one of the other concepts
- A counter-argument: an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.
- Identify an argument that would be used by someone else against the concept you have chosen
- If you choose Checks and Balances OR Separation of Powers you must explain the difference between the two terms.
- Provide a strong conclusion to your paper about why your term is the most important.
Grading Rubric:
- Following directions (heading and grammar) _______ / 10 points
- Identify the key concept _______ / 5 points
- Define the key concept _______ / 10 points
- Explain the key concept _______ / 10 points
- Evidence (minimum of 2 examples) _______ / 20 points
- Counter-argument (minimum 1 example) _______ / 5 points
- Quality of Writing _______ / 30 points
Total: _______ / 90 points
Defined Rubric:
Explain Key Concept: