How the Courts Address or Respect Our Rights as Citizens – Presentation

Learning Goal: I’m working on a political science project and need guidance to help me learn.

This is Part II of the assignment you submitted in Week 6.

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 either be a narrated PowerPoint, a Kaltura Video, or some other format as approved by your instructor. Be sure to verify the presentation format with your instructor before starting work on this assignment.

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, if you are 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.

This assignment is worth 225 points.

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.

Outcomes

CO 4: Assess the role of social forces such as the media, think tanks, political action committees, and quasi-governmental bodies in the making of domestic and foreign policy.

CO 6: Critically analyze the American political environment and issues relating to present day using primary and secondary sources.

CO 7: Examine their state constitution for key principles using an inquiry-based instructional model.

Due Date

By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday

Rubric

Week 8: Part II: How the Courts Address or Respect Our Rights as Citizens – Presentation

Week 8: Part II: How the Courts Address or Respect Our Rights as Citizens – Presentation

Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFacts of the Case

30 pts

Identifies numerous facts that go above and beyond highlighting the importance of the case and make the case foundations explicit.

26 pts

Identifies a number of facts that highlight the importance of the case and make the case foundations explicit.

23 pts

Identifies several facts that make the case foundation clear but omits at least one important fact.

20 pts

Identifies some facts but omits more than one important fact crucial to understanding this case.

0 pts

No effort

30 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeHistory of the Case

30 pts

The presentation covers an exceptional level of case history to make the legal actions surrounding the case clear and detailed.

26 pts

The presentation demonstrates points of case history surrounding the legal actions of the course case.

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

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.

0 pts

No effort

30 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLegal Questions

20 pts

The presentation clearly points to the specific civil liberties issues that the courts had to determine to issue a verdict.

18 pts

The presentation points to the general civil liberties issues that the courts had to determine to issue a verdict.

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.

0 pts

No effort

20 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDecision 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.

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.

0 pts

No effort

20 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeVerdict: Concurring and Dissenting Opinion

30 pts

The presentation clearly points to the verdict and provides clear detail of the affirming and dissenting opinions.

26 pts

The presentation points to the verdict and provides information on the affirming and dissenting opinions.

23 pts

The presentation provides the verdict but information on the affirming and dissenting opinions is minimal.

20 pts

The presentation does not provide the verdict and/or information on the affirming and dissenting opinions is unclear or lacking.

0 pts

No effort

30 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePresentation: Overall

25 pts

The presentation includes all required components, is visually clean and appealing with effective use of visuals and includes narration.

20 pts

The presentation includes most required components, makes effective use of visuals, and includes narration.

15 pts

The presentation includes few of the components, has some visuals, and includes narration.

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.

0 pts

No effort

25 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePresentation: Narration and Delivery

40 pts

Audible and clear volume without ambient noise, has a good pace, and stays to the topic. Overall excellent delivery.

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.

0 pts

No effort

40 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting and Visuals: Mechanics and Usage and Relevance of the Visuals

20 pts

The writing is concise, free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Effective use of visuals

17 pts

The writing is free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Visual aids used adequately

13 pts

The writing contains some errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Visual aids could be improved.

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

0 pts

No effort

20 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCitations

10 pts

The references are provided in accurate APA format.

8 pts

The references contain a few minor error in APA format.

7 pts

The references contain several minor errors in APA format.

6 pts

The references contain major errors in APA format.

0 pts

No effort

10 pts

Total Points: 225

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