Constitutional Rights
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
| Points: 200 | Assignment 2: Constitutional Rights | ||||
| Criteria |
Unacceptable Below 60% F | Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D |
Fair 70-79% C |
Proficient 80-89% B |
Exemplary 90-100% A |
| 1. Identify and discuss the four (4) elements of arrest. Weight: 20% | Did not submit or incompletely identified and discussed the four (4) elements of arrest. | Insufficiently identified and discussed the four (4) elements of arrest. | Partially identified and discussed the four (4) elements of arrest. | Satisfactorily identified and discussed the four (4) elements of arrest. | Thoroughly identified and discussed the four (4) elements of arrest. |
| 2. Identify and discuss the four (4) requirements for search and seizure with a warrant. | Did not submit or incompletely identified and discussed the four (4) requirements for search and seizure with a warrant. | Insufficiently identified and discussed the four (4) requirements for search and seizure with a warrant. | Partially identified and discussed the four (4) requirements for search and seizure with a warrant. | Satisfactorily identified and discussed the four (4) requirements for search and seizure with a warrant. | Thoroughly identified and discussed the four (4) requirements for search and seizure with a warrant. |
| 3. Explain the various aspects of the plain view doctrine. Weight: 15% | Did not submit or incompletely explained the various aspects of the plain view doctrine. | Insufficiently explained the various aspects of the plain view doctrine. | Partially explained the various aspects of the plain view doctrine. | Satisfactorily explained the various aspects of the plain view doctrine. | Thoroughly explained the various aspects of the plain view doctrine. |
| 4. Compare and contrast the various means of identifying suspects. Weight: 15% | Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted the various means of identifying suspects. | Insufficiently compared and contrasted the various means of identifying suspects. | Partially compared and contrasted the various means of identifying suspects. | Satisfactorily compared and contrasted the various means of identifying suspects. | Thoroughly compared and contrasted the various means of identifying suspects. |
| 5. Summarize the basic constitutional rights of the accused during trial. Weight:15% | Did not submit or incompletely summarized the basic constitutional rights of the accused during trial. | Insufficiently summarized the basic constitutional rights of the accused during trial. | Partially summarized the basic constitutional rights of the accused during trial. | Satisfactorily summarized the basic constitutional rights of the accused during trial. | Thoroughly summarized the basic constitutional rights of the accused during trial. |
| 6. 4 references Weight: 5% | No references provided | Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices. | Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices. | Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. | Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
| 7. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10% | More than 8 errors present | 7-8 errors present | 5-6 errors present | 3-4 errors present | 0-2 errors present |
