Grading Rubric - Congress Project

Mrs. Long – U.S. Government

__________________________________________________________Name(s) _____block

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~Demographics of Congress

___age, ___gender, ___marital status, ___religion, ___ethnicity, ___party, ___occupational background, ___ congressional session, ___ total number Congress

~Congress Members from Texas

___ Senator, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of re-election, ___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info ; ___ Senator, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of re-election, ___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info ___Representative, ___ district we are in, ___map, ___number of reps. Texas, ___ picture, ___year elected ___# terms, ___yr of re-election, ___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info

~Senate Leaders

___President of the Senate, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of re-election, ___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info, ___Pres. Pro Tempore, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of re-election, ___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info, ___Majority Leader, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of re-election, ___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info, ___Minority Leader, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of re-election, ___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info, ___ Asst. Majority Leader, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of re-election, ___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info, ___Asst. Minority Leader, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of re-election, ___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info

~House Leaders

_____Speaker of the House, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of

re-election, ___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info, ___Minority Leader, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of re-election, ___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info, ___Minority Whip, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, _____yr of re-election, ___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info

_____Majority Leader, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of re-election, ___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info,___ Majority Whip, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of re-election, ___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info

~Current Events

___#1, ___picture

___#2, ___picture

~Other

___Well-organized/Easy to understand

___Peer Evaluation

Total Grade: ___ x 2 (two test grades)

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