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PSC101: American National
Government
Unit 4 Assignment: Role of Interest Groups
Due Date: Sunday 11:59 pm of Unit 4
Total Points: 50
Overview:
You have learned about interest groups, their impact, and the important role they play
within the political process. A key aspect of interest groups is that they attempt to
change or affect policy in some way.
For this assignment, you will identify an interest group of your choice to better
understand how interest groups work. (Note: you can choose any interest group you
would like to learn more about, even if they may not line up with your personal political
views.)
Instructions
You will choose an interest group from the Interest Group List located in Unit 4. After
you have made your choice, you will visit the group’s website and answer the following
questions:
• What is the name of the interest group?
• Describe the interest group. What cause(s)/issue(s) does it advocate? What
change does it want and why? What are its goals?
• What are some of the different activities that the interest group partakes in to
achieve its goals?
• After completing this assignment, would you consider joining this interest group
or any interest group in the future?
Requirements:
• Paper should be 400 words minimum.
• Provide the link to the interest group website you chose.
• Follow standard APA guidelines (proper margins, double-spaced, 12-point Times
New Roman, and writing is clear and professional).
• Follow proper APA citations when quoting information directly from the website.
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Be sure to read the criteria below, by which your paper/project will be
evaluated, before you write, and again after you write.
Evaluation Rubric for Unit 2 Assignment
CRITERIA Proficient Needs
Improvement
Deficient
(8-10 Points) (6-7 Points) (0-5 Points)
Connections Connections
thoroughly
addressed
Connections
mostly
addressed
Little to no
connections
made
(8-10 points) (6-7points) (0-5 points)
Link to
Website
Link to website
provided
n/a No link
provided
(12-15 points) (9-11 points) (0-8 points)
Reflection
Quality
Current news
story
addressed
thoroughly
with reflection
on breach of
civil
liberties/rights
Current news
story was
mostly
addressed
with reflection
on breach of
civil liberties
Current news
story missing
or lacked
thoughtful
reflection on
breach of civil
liberties
(8-10 points) (6-7 points) (0-5 points)
Paper
Length
400 words
minimum
n/a Less than 400
words
(5 points) (4 points) (0-3 points)
Clear and
Profession
al Writing
and APA
Format
Writing and
format are
clear,
professional,
APA
compliant, and
error-free
Few errors
that do not
impede
professional
presentation
Significant
errors that
impede
professional
presentation
