For this Assignment, students will investigate a potential or actual legal dilemma in the public administration administrative procedures arena that currently brings havoc to the federal government and the president of the United States. Support your paper with actual facts from federal government documents and/or public administration academic journals (not fake news from political news media).
Instructions:
The due date for this assignment is Sunday by 23.55 EST or 11:55 PM. Any assignment submitted late without prior approval by the instructor may not be graded, or may be partially graded by the instructor.
The paper should be 6-8 pages in length, using font size 12, 1 inch boarders. The cover page and reference page do not count. Proper APA writing procedures should be used.
This assignment reflects the student’s ability to analyze the rule of law in specific public administrative procedures (Objective 4).
Grading Rubric
Your assignment will be graded according to the grading rubric in the course syllabus. The maximum percentage points earned for this assignment is 20%.
Grading Embedded Rubric: Research Projects
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Criteria |
Excellent (5) |
Very Good (4) |
Good (3) |
Needs work (2) |
Inadequate (1) |
| 1. Analyze the rule of law in public administrative procedures.
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Research paper reflects an outstanding understanding of analyzing the rule of law in public administrative procedures. | Research paper reflects a very good understanding of analyzing the rule of law in public administrative procedures. | Research paper reflects a good understanding of analyzing the rule of law in public administrative procedures. | Research paper reflects an understanding of analyzing the rule of law in public administrative procedures, but it needs revisions. | Research paper reflects very little understanding of analyzing the rule of law in public administrative procedures. |
| 2. Demonstrates graduate level writing, including correct grammar, punctuation and usage, and is in APA format. | Exceptionally well written paper exhibiting flawless English grammar, punctuation and usage, and APA formatting. | Very well written paper exhibiting facility with English grammar, punctuation and usage, and APA formatting. | Readable paper exhibiting good English grammar, punctuation and usage, and APA formatting. | Barely acceptable style. Paper exhibits many mistakes with English grammar, punctuation and usage, and APA formatting. | Poorly written paper exhibiting weak English grammar, punctuation and usage, and APA formatting. |
