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Chapter 7 Test: Forming a New Republic Rubric Code: HX27A84 By parkinson Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Assessment Grade Levels: 6-8

Standards and Criteria
	Excellent 3 pts	Satisfactory 2 pts	Unsatisfactory 1 pts	Incomplete 0 pts
1. Articles of Confederation	Excellent Understands how the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation outweighed its strengths, leading to its failure.	Satisfactory Mostly understands how the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation outweighed its strengths, leading to its failure.	Unsatisfactory Understanding is unclear on how the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation outweighed its strengths, leading to its failure.	Incomplete No understanding demonstrated.
2. Articles of Confederation	Excellent Describes the problems our nation faced under the Articles of Confederation with great detail and examples.	Satisfactory Describes the problems our nation faced under the Articles of Confederation with some detail and examples.	Unsatisfactory Describes the problems our nation faced under the Articles of Confederation with little detail and no examples.	Incomplete Did not describe the problems our nation faced under the Articles of Confederation.
3. Constitutional Convention	Excellent Understands the differing ideas between the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan.	Satisfactory Mostly understands the differing ideas between the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan.	Unsatisfactory Understanding is unclear on the differing ideas between the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan.	Incomplete No understanding demonstrated.
4. Great Compromise	Excellent Explains why the Great Compromise satisfied large and small states with a two house legislature with great detail and examples.	Satisfactory Explains why the Great Compromise satisfied large and small states with a two house legislature with some detail and examples.	Unsatisfactory Explains why the Great Compromise satisfied large and small states with a two house legislature with little detail and no examples.	Incomplete Did not explain why the Great Compromise satisfied large and small states.
5. 3/5 Compromise	Excellent Describes the 3/5 Compromise made over slavery with great detail and examples.	Satisfactory Describes the 3/5 Compromise made over slavery with some detail and examples.	Unsatisfactory Describes the 3/5 Compromise made over slavery with little detail and no examples.	Incomplete Did not describes the 3/5 Compromise made over slavery.
6. Ideas on Government	Excellent Explained 2-3 ideas which helped shape the US Constitution with great detail.	Satisfactory Explained 1-2 ideas which helped shape the US Constitution with great detail.	Unsatisfactory Explained 1 idea which helped shape the US Constitution with detail.	Incomplete Did not explain the ideas which helped shape the US Constitution.
7. Federalism	Excellent Demonstrated a clear understanding of the division of power between the federal government and state governments.	Satisfactory Demonstrated a fair understanding of the division of power between the federal government and state governments.	Unsatisfactory Demonstrated a poor understanding of the division of power between the federal government and state governments.	Incomplete Did not demonstrate an understanding of the division of power between the federal government and state governments.
8. Separation of Powers	Excellent Demonstrated a clear understanding of the 3 Branches of government: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.	Satisfactory Demonstrated a fair understanding of the 3 Branches of government: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.	Unsatisfactory Demonstrated a poor understanding of the 3 Branches of government: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.	Incomplete Did not demonstrate an understanding of the 3 Branches of government: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
9. Federalists/Antifederalists	Excellent Fully discerned between the arguments made by both Federalists and Antifederalists.	Satisfactory Mostly discerned between the arguments made by both Federalists and Antifederalists.	Unsatisfactory Attempted to discern between the arguments made by both Federalists and Antifederalists.	Incomplete Did not discern between the arguments made by both Federalists and Antifederalists.
10. Bill of Rights	Excellent Completely understands the purpose of government and the Bill of Rights.	Satisfactory Mostly understands the purpose of government and the Bill of Rights.	Unsatisfactory Poorly understands the purpose of government and the Bill of Rights.	Incomplete Does not understand the purpose of government and the Bill of Rights.

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