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Here is the project please follow directions that is given to you.

Part A: Drafting a Bill

In this project, you will write your own congressional bill. Choose an issue that seems important to you and write a bill to deal with the matter. To get an idea of what issue to write about, review current events. These sites may be helpful, but you can use other news sources as well.

HYPERLINK "http://www.pbs.org/newshour/" http://www.pbs.org/newshour/

HYPERLINK "http://www.foxnews.com/" http://www.foxnews.com/

HYPERLINK "http://www.cnn.com/" http://www.cnn.com/

Keep in mind that your bill will be a federal bill, and that it will deal with a national issue. State and local concerns should be left to state legislatures and city councils. The measure your bill proposes may be liberal or conservative. It may call for increased government activity or reduce the power of the government.

For more information about bills, you may refer to these sources:

Library of Congress: HYPERLINK "http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php" http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php

United States Senate: HYPERLINK "http://www.senate.gov/" http://www.senate.gov/

United States House of Representatives: HYPERLINK "http://www.house.gov/" http://www.house.gov/

An example bill is provided for you to follow. A grading rubric is also provided.


Part B: Presenting your Bill

Write a 600-word (two double-spaced pages) essay in which you explain your bill. In your essay, you should:

Explain why the bill is important.

Discuss how the bill relates to something in the news today.

Use at least two sources other than your course materials.

Explain why the bill is constitutional.

Assign your bill to a committee (in either the House or the Senate) and explain why that committee is best qualified to consider your bill. (You may refer to the websites of the House and the Senate for lists of committees.)

Because you will be using sources other than your textbook, you will need to include a list of references with your essay. Refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, which may be accessed online or in many libraries. Your paper should be free of spelling, punctuation, and typing errors.

A grading rubric is provided.

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Project 1 Evaluation 31 American Government 2: National Level SSTH 038 059 Be sure to include ALL pages of this project (including the directions and the assignment) when you send the project to your teacher for grading. Don’t forget to put your name and I.D. number at the top of this page! This project is worth 100 points. It will count for 11% of your overall grade for this course. Be sure to read all the instructions and assemble all the necessary materials before you begin. Part A: Drafting a Bill In this project, you will write your own congressional bill. Choose an issue that seems important to you and write a bill to deal with the matter. To get an idea of what issue to write about, review current events. These sites may be helpful, but you can use other news sources as well. HYPERLINK "http://www.pbs.org/newshour/" http://www.pbs.org/newshour/ HYPERLINK "http://www.foxnews.com/" http://www.foxnews.com/ HYPERLINK "http://www.cnn.com/" http://www.cnn.com/ Keep in mind that your bill will be a federal bill, and that it will deal with a national issue. State and local concerns should be left to state legislatures and city councils. The measure your bill proposes may be liberal or conservative. It may call for increased government activity or reduce the power of the government. For more information about bills, you may refer to these sources: Library of Congress: HYPERLINK "http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php" http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php United States Senate: HYPERLINK "http://www.senate.gov/" http://www.senate.gov/ United States House of Representatives: HYPERLINK "http://www.house.gov/" http://www.house.gov/ An example bill is provided for you to follow. A grading rubric is also provided. Part B: Presenting your Bill Write a 600-word (two double-spaced pages) essay in which you explain your bill. In your essay, you should: Explain why the bill is important. Discuss how the bill relates to something in the news today. Use at least two sources other than your course materials. Explain why the bill is constitutional. Assign your bill to a committee (in either the House or the Senate) and explain why that committee is best qualified to consider your bill. (You may refer to the websites of the House and the Senate for lists of committees.) Because you will be using sources other than your textbook, you will need to include a list of references with your essay. Refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, which may be accessed online or in many libraries. Your paper should be free of spelling, punctuation, and typing errors. A grading rubric is provided. Complete your project in the space provided at the end of this project assignment document (scroll down). To submit the project, save this project assignment document. Use the course number, your name, and the project number in your file’s title: SSTH038059_ABStudent_Project1.doc Go to your course management system to upload your project file. Example House Bill 113th Congress HR-1234 SPONSOR: Representative Chris Katz, Rep-NE (I) PURPOSE: To encourage environmentally friendly practices in corporate business. In the House of Representatives of the United States January 10, 2014 A Bill to Encourage Environmentally Friendly Practices in Corporate Business Section 1. In order to promote a clean and healthy environment, the federal government will give tax deductions to American corporations that make their operations more environmentally friendly. Section 2. Any American corporation that spends $10,000.00 or more to reduce pollution this year may deduct the amount spent from its taxable income for this year. Such a corporation may also figure the percent of its income spent on reducing pollution and deduct that percentage of its taxable income. To be eligible for these deductions NEXT year, corporations must file projected deductions with THIS year’s tax returns. Such a corporation must file a 1026 EZ-EPA form and accompanying documentation. Section 3. The United States government may borrow money to cover any losses of revenue resulting from this act for the first year in which the act is in effect. All later budgets must reflect corporations’ projected environmental deductions, and any losses of revenue will be divided equally among all parts of the budget. Section 4. This act shall become effective on April 16, 2014. GRADING RUBRIC FOR PART A Category Excellent Good Fair Poor Section 1 of the Student provides bill (10 points) a clear, concise summary of what the bill will do and how it will help society. Student provides Student provides Student provides a clear summary a basic summary a vague, general, of what the bill will of what the bill will or unrealistic idea do but does not do. for a bill (the explain how it will government will benefit society. give everyone enough money to retire, etc.) Section 2 of the Student provides bill (20 points) a clear explanation of the provisions of the bill and how they will be implemented. Details are accounted for. Student provides a clear explanation of how the bill will work, but the explanation is not as detailed as an excellent answer. Section 3 of the The bill’s impact The student evaluates the bill (20 points) is seriously considered. If the impact of the bill bill calls for more and considers government both positive and programs, who negative aspects, will pay for them? but the answer is If the bill reduces not as detailed as spending, how will an excellent the government answer. cover the loss of revenue? Student provides a general summary of how the bill will work, but explanation is more speculative than realistic. Student’s explanation of how the bill will work is vague, illogical, or makes little sense. The student The student summarizes the provides a vague, positive aspects general, or of the bill but says incomplete little or nothing analysis of how about its negative the bill will impact aspects. society. GRADING RUBRIC FOR PART B Category Excellent Good Fair Poor Explain why the Student presents Student presents Student offers a bill is important. a strong argument a clear argument statement of why (10 points) in favor of the bill, in favor of the bill, the bill is noting the noting the important, but the benefits it will benefits it will explanation is have. The student have, but answers general, and farprovides a are not as reaching effects realistic, logical, detailed as an are not and detailed excellent answer. considered. account of how the bill will help society. Student’s explanation shows little consideration of how the bill will help society, or the explanation is frivolous or illogical. Discuss how the Student shows a bill relates to clear something in the understanding of news today. an important (10 points) current national event and explains how the bill will improve the situation surrounding the event. Student makes little or no reference to current events or shows a factually incorrect understanding of current events. Student relates Student mentions the bill to a current events discussion of while discussing current events but why the bill is answers are not important but as detailed as an discussion is excellent answer. more general. Use at least two Two scholarly Two scholarly sources other sources (books, sources (books, than your course newspapers, newspapers, materials. (10 journal articles, journal articles, news websites) news websites) points) are used. Both are used to sources are used support the need to show why the for the bill, but bill is important, sources are not why it is feasible, used as heavily and what its effect as in an excellent will be. Sources answer. Sources are cited properly are cited properly in APA style and in APA style and The student The student mentions two makes little use of scholarly sources, sources or uses but they are not only one or no central to outside sources. discussion of why the bill is important. Sources are cited properly in APA style and a bibliography is included. a bibliography is a bibliography is included. included. Explain why the bill is constitutional. (10 points) The student notes The student refers The student the specific to the Constitution discusses power(s) of and offers an congressional Congress that explanation of powers in general allow(s) it to pass why passing the terms to make an this bill. The bill is either an argument about student explains expressed power why the bill is why passing the or an implied constitutional. bill is either an power, but little expressed power mention is made or an implied of opposing power. An arguments. excellent answer will note possible opposing arguments and explain why they are wrong. The student shows little understanding of the powers that the Constitution gives to Congress. Assign your bill to a committee (in either the House or the Senate) (10 points) The student The student The student identifies the identifies a identifies a committee that committee and committee that will consider the explains why this seems like a bill, noting the committee is logical choice but functions of the suited to deal with is general about committee and the bill, but the explaining why answers are not responsibilities of this committee is as detailed as an this committee. best suited to deal excellent answer. with the bill. The student shows little or no knowledge of any committee’s duties or responsibilities. [Begin Part A here] [Begin Part B here] Project 1 Name Project 1 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 3 SSTH 038 I.D. Number PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 1 SSTH 038
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