POLI330N Political Science-Awad
Week 7 Assignment
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.
Lesson
Minimum of 2 scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.
Instructions
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, either a narrated PowerPoint, a Kaltura Video, or some other format approved by your instructor. Verify the presentation format with your instructor before starting work on this assignment.
Here are some helpful resources from the GenEd Resource Center to assist you with the technological aspects of the assignment:
KalturaLinks to an external site.
PowerPointLinks to an external site.
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 were for the plaintiff or the defendant and the reasons for the decision.
Discuss the concurring and dissenting opinions from the judge or if a jury trial, the jury
References slide with a minimum of 2 scholarly sources.
Important: In this assignment, you are expected to elaborate on 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, proper use of visual aids, good narration, presentation of the case, and how well you stick to the case. For example, using PowerPoint, you must include proper visuals 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)
You can either narrate your presentation, make a video, OR use 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.
