Fed Gov8

Campbell County School District - Assessment Rubric

Department: Social Studies Course: Grade 8
Essential and Enduring Learning: Understand the function and structure of the Federal Government including checks and balances
Curriculum Code: SS-08-01-01, 02, 03, 06, and 07
Task: Produce a portfolio including grammatically correct essays identifying critical aspects of the three branches of the federal government and the system of checks and balances
Product: Portfolio

Indicators

Executive branch - Local, State, National Legislative branch - Local, State, National Judicial branch -
Local, State, National Checks and balances -Local, State, National

Level 4
Advanced Collection contains all elements of level 3 plus examples of the roles of this branch Collection contains all elements of level 3 with expanded information on citizen involvement Collection contains all elements of level 3 with information on citizen involvement in courts Collection contains all elements of level 3 plus examples regarding the checks and balances

Level 3
Proficient Collection accurately identifies the duties, qualifications, election process and how it functions Collection accurately identifies functions and duties of legislature, law- making process, and citizen role Collection accurately identifies organization and responsibilities of the court and its functions Collection accurately identifies the checks and balances among the three branches of the federal government

Level 2
Partially
Proficient Collection is missing one of the elements or contains inaccurate information Collection is missing one of the elements or contains inaccurate information Collection identifies the organization of the court but other information is missing Collection contains little accurate information

Level 1
Non
Proficient Collection missing more than one element or has much inaccurate information Collection missing more than one element or has much inaccurate information Collection contains little or no accurate information Collection contains no accurate information related to checks and balances

Scoring Process:

Level 4 = Total 14 - 16 with no level 2 scores
Level 3 = Total 12 - 13 with no level 2 scores
Level 2 = Total 7 - 10
Level 1 = Total less than 7

	Indicators
	Executive branch - Local, State, National	Legislative branch - Local, State, National	Judicial branch - Local, State, National	Checks and balances -Local, State, National
Level 4 Advanced	Collection contains all elements of level 3 plus examples of the roles of this branch	Collection contains all elements of level 3 with expanded information on citizen involvement	Collection contains all elements of level 3 with information on citizen involvement in courts	Collection contains all elements of level 3 plus examples regarding the checks and balances
Level 3 Proficient	Collection accurately identifies the duties, qualifications, election process and how it functions	Collection accurately identifies functions and duties of legislature, law- making process, and citizen role	Collection accurately identifies organization and responsibilities of the court and its functions	Collection accurately identifies the checks and balances among the three branches of the federal government
Level 2 Partially Proficient	Collection is missing one of the elements or contains inaccurate information	Collection is missing one of the elements or contains inaccurate information	Collection identifies the organization of the court but other information is missing	Collection contains little accurate information
Level 1 Non Proficient	Collection missing more than one element or has much inaccurate information	Collection missing more than one element or has much inaccurate information	Collection contains little or no accurate information	Collection contains no accurate information related to checks and balances