Part II: How the Courts Address or Respect Our Rights as Citizens – Presentation
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- Textbook: Chapter 17. Also, Chapter 11 and 12 from Week 6 might still be relevant. Greenberg, E. S & Page, B. I. (2018). The Struggle for Democracy, 2018 Elections and Updates Edition. (12th ed.). Pearson.
- Lesson
- Minimum of 2 scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.
Instructions
This is Part II of the assignment you submitted in Week 6 (see attachment)
Using the case outline (Part I: How the Courts Address or Respect Our
Rights as Citizens) you submitted in Week 6, prepare and submit a
presentation, which will be a narrated PowerPoint.
The presentation Point presentation will need to include:
- Name the case
- Discuss the facts of the case
- Discuss the history of the case (what laws or legal action was taken)
- Discuss the issues or the facts of the case and legal questions the court must decide
- Discuss if the court’s decision or holdings was for the plaintiff or
for the defendant and what were the reasons for the decision?
- Discuss the concurring and dissenting opinions from the judge or if a jury trial, the jury.
Important: In this assignment, you are expected to
elaborate the points you made in the prior assignment in Week 6. This
assignment will be graded on your strength to elaborate and explain the
facts of the case and proper use of visual aids, good narration, and
presenting to the case and how well you stick to the case. For example, when using the PowerPoint, you are also expected to include proper
visuals that are relevant to the case. Do not copy-paste the outline
into this and call it complete.
Requirements
- Length: The presentation must be 10-15 slides long if using
PowerPoint (excluding cover and reference pages) or 3-5 minute long if
using a video presentation.
- Font should not be smaller than size 16-point
- Parenthetical in-text citations included and formatted in APA style
- Title/Introduction slide required
- References slide minimum of 2 scholarly sources in addition to textbook if cited)
- Use the speaker notes to elaborate on the content on the slides
Grading
This activity will be graded based on the Written Assignment Grading Rubric.
Rubric : Part II: How the Courts Address or Respect Our Rights as Citizens – Presentation
| Criteria |
Ratings |
Pts
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Facts of the Case
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30
pts
Identifies
numerous facts that go above and beyond highlighting the importance of
the case and make the case foundations explicit.
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26
pts
Identifies a number of facts that highlight the importance of the case and make the case foundations explicit.
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23
pts
Identifies several facts that make the case foundation clear but omits at least one important fact.
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20
pts
Identifies some facts but omits more than one important fact crucial to understanding this case.
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
History of the Case
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30
pts
The presentation covers an exceptional level of case history to make the legal actions surrounding the case clear and detailed.
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26
pts
The presentation demonstrates points of case history surrounding the legal actions of the course case.
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23
pts
The
presentation provides brief points of case history surrounding the legal
actions of the course case; however, additional explanation is needed
to make the history clear and in context
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20
pts
The
presentation provides such a minimal number of points of case history
surrounding the legal actions that the history of the case is not clear.
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Legal Questions
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20
pts
The presentation clearly points to the specific civil liberties issues that the courts had to determine to issue a verdict.
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18
pts
The presentation points to the general civil liberties issues that the courts had to determine to issue a verdict.
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15
pts
The
presentation provides some information regarding the general civil
liberties issues that the courts had to determine to issue a verdict,
but at times is unclear or inaccurate.
|
12
pts
The
presentation is not clear or largely inaccurate regarding the general
civil liberties issues that the courts had to determine to issue a
verdict.
|
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Decision or Holdings
|
20
pts
The
presentation clearly lists whether the court ruled for the plaintiff or
the defendant along with the reasoning provided by the court and key
details directly related to understanding the ruling. Any holdings or
court imposed conditions as part of the verdict are also listed.
|
17
pts
The
presentation lists whether the court ruled for the plaintiff or the
defendant along with the reasoning provided by the court but includes
few details related to the ruling.Holdings or court imposed conditions
are not clear.
|
15
pts
The
presentation lists whether the court ruled for the plaintiff or the
defendant but the included reasoning is unclear. Holdings or court
imposed conditions are also omitted.
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13
pts
The
presentation lists whether the court ruled for the plaintiff or the
defendant but omits the reasoning. Holdings or court imposed conditions
are either omitted or incoherent.
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Verdict: Concurring and Dissenting Opinion
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30
pts
The presentation clearly points to the verdict and provides clear detail of the affirming and dissenting opinions.
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26
pts
The presentation points to the verdict and provides information on the affirming and dissenting opinions.
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23
pts
The presentation provides the verdict but information on the affirming and dissenting opinions is minimal.
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20
pts
The presentation does not provide the verdict and/or information on the affirming and dissenting opinions is unclear or lacking.
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Presentation: Overall
|
25
pts
The
presentation includes all required components, is visually clean and
appealing with effective use of visuals and includes narration.
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20
pts
The presentation includes most required components, makes effective use of visuals, and includes narration.
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15
pts
The presentation includes few of the components, has some visuals, and includes narration.
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12
pts
The
presentation does not include most of required components, is visually
hard to follow with no visuals, and has limited or no narration.
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Presentation: Narration and Delivery
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40
pts
Audible and clear volume without ambient noise, has a good pace, and stays to the topic. Overall excellent delivery.
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35
pts
Audible
and clear volume, generally with good clarity and little or no ambient
noise, has a good pace, with few or no interruptions and stays to the
topic. Overall very good delivery.
|
31
pts
Quite
clear and audible with some volume or ambient noise issues but still has
a good pace with some interruptions but generally stays to the topic.
Delivery needs improvement.
|
27
pts
Narration has volume and audio issues with background noise, and often trails off the topic. Delivery needs major improvement.
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Writing and Visuals: Mechanics and Usage and Relevance of the Visuals
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20
pts
The writing is concise, free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Effective use of visuals
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17
pts
The writing is free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Visual aids used adequately
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13
pts
The writing contains some errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Visual aids could be improved.
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8
pts
The
student presents information that is not clear, logical, professional or
organized to the point that the reader has difficulty understanding the
message. Visual aids used poorly
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Citations
|
10
pts
The references are provided in accurate APA format.
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8
pts
The references contain a few minor error in APA format.
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7
pts
The references contain several minor errors in APA format.
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6
pts
The references contain major errors in APA format.
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