Federalism Brochure: How do the three different levels of government impact policy?
Federalism: A political system in which power is divided between a central government and smaller regional governments. In the U.S. Federal-State – Local (County/City/Town)
Task: You are representing an interest group that is trying to get citizens involved in a specific policy. Your interest group wants citizens to understand the way in which each level of government impacts the same policy through providing an information brochure. You will provide information about each level of government and include contact information.
What will we be doing?
Wednesday 12/18: Project is assigned and you will choose your topic. For homework, find websites for each level of government for your topic
Friday 12/20: Begin typing project brochure in the computer lab (1/2 class)
Tuesday 1/7: Work on project in computer lab for half of the class
Thursday 1/9: Project due
Scoring Guide / Superstar / Good / Proficient / Needs revision100- 90 % / 89- 80 % / 79-70% / 69-0%
Content
Appearance
10 points / The brochure has excellent formatting and very well organized. The graphics go well with the text, and there is a good mix of text and graphics. / The brochure has appropriate formatting and well-organized information. The graphics go well with the text. They may be slight too much or too few. / The brochure has some organized information with random formatting. The graphics go well with the text, but there are two few or too many. / The brochure’s format and organization of material are confusing to the reader. The graphics do not go well with the text or appear to be randomly chosen. They may distract from the info.
Interest Group Role
Intro, Objective, Contacts
10 points / The brochure communicates relevant information appropriately and effectively to the intended audience. / The brochure communicates relevant information appropriately to the intended audience. / The brochure communicates irrelevant information, or communicates inappropriately to the intended audience. / The brochure communicates irrelevant information, and communicates inappropriately to the intended audience.
3 Levels of government:10 points each / See above for..
The rules/decisions the level of government makes (or the powers it has).
The resources the government provides. / See above for..
The rules/decisions the level of government makes (or the powers it has).
The resources the government provides. / See above for..
The rules/decisions the level of government makes (or the powers it has).
The resources the government provides. / See above for..
The rules/decisions the level of government makes (or the powers it has).
The resources the government provides.
Federal
State
County