FIFTY POINTS PLEASE HELP
The Constitution gives the federal government many important duties: making laws, raising money and deciding how to spend it, protecting the U.S. and its allies by taking military action in foreign countries, and protecting Americans from unconstitutional government actions at home. Governments at the state and local levels have important duties as well. Some powers, like making war or signing treaties, belong to the federal government. Other powers, like making laws regarding such things as marriage, belong to state governments. Local governments have their own powers as well, like making laws and regulations that affect town or city residents. These include things like noise ordinances and zoning regulations that determine how late one can play loud music or what parts of town factories can be located in. Use the internet to learn more about the powers that are exercised by the three separate branches of the federal, state, and local governments. Write an essay in which you discuss what each of the three branches of government does at each level of government – federal, state, and local. What does each branch do? Do the branches interact with one another? If so, how does one branch affect what the others do?
Upload (or submit) your chart and submit your essay below. Review the rubric to see the grading criteria for this project.
The rubric
Research, Ideas, and Content
● research current issue
● describe separation of powers today at
the federal, state, and local levels in
regard to a specific issue
● develop precise claims regarding
contemporary separation of powers
● supply relevant evidence to support
claims
Organization
● logical sequence of claims, reasons, and
evidence
● transitions
● conclusion
Voice
● appropriate to audience
● formal style and objective tone
Word Choice
● precise and clear
● accurate use of academic and audience-
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appropriate vocabulary
Sentence Fluency
● engaging, varied, fluid sentences
● smooth rhythm when read aloud
Conventions
● adheres to documentation style guide
● grammar and usage
● capitalization, spelling, and punctuation
Presentation
● readable font type and size
● margins and white space
● uniform paragraph formatting
● appropriate graphics or visuals, if
applicable