Distinguished - Thoroughly evaluates the Warren Court’s rulings on the chosen issue. The evaluation is supported by scholarly sources.

Proficient - Evaluates the Warren Court’s rulings on the chosen issue. The evaluation is supported by scholarly sources but is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially evaluates the Warren Court’s rulings on the chosen issue. The evaluation is somewhat supported by scholarly sources and/or is underdeveloped.  

Below Expectations - Attempts to evaluate the Warren Court’s rulings on the chosen issue; however, the evaluation is not supported by scholarly sources and is significantly underdeveloped.  

Non-Performance - The evaluation of the Warren Court’s ruling on the chosen issue is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly evaluates the Berger Court’s rulings on the chosen issue. The evaluation is supported by scholarly sources.

Proficient - Evaluates the Berger Court’s rulings on the chosen issue. The evaluation is supported by scholarly sources but is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially evaluates the Berger Court’s rulings on the chosen issue. The evaluation is somewhat supported by scholarly sources and/or is underdeveloped.  

Below Expectations - Attempts to evaluate the Berger Court’s rulings on the chosen issue; however, the evaluation is not supported by scholarly sources and is significantly underdeveloped.  

Non-Performance - The evaluation of the Berger Court’s ruling on the chosen issue is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly evaluates the Rehnquist Court’s rulings on the chosen issue. The evaluation is supported by scholarly sources.

Proficient - Evaluates the Rehnquist Court’s rulings on the chosen issue. The evaluation is supported by scholarly sources but is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially evaluates the Rehnquist Court’s rulings on the chosen issue. The evaluation is somewhat supported by scholarly sources and/or is underdeveloped.  

Below Expectations - Attempts to evaluate the Rehnquist Court’s rulings on the chosen issue; however, the evaluation is not supported by scholarly sources and is significantly underdeveloped.  

Non-Performance - The evaluation of the Rehnquist Court’s ruling on the chosen issue is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly evaluates the Roberts Court’s rulings on the chosen issue. The evaluation is supported by scholarly sources.

Proficient - Evaluates the Roberts Court’s rulings on the chosen issue.  The evaluation is supported by scholarly sources but is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially evaluates the Roberts Court’s rulings on the chosen issue.  The evaluation is somewhat supported by scholarly sources and/or is underdeveloped.  

Below Expectations - Attempts to evaluate the Roberts Court’s rulings on the chosen issue; however, the evaluation is not supported by scholarly sources and is significantly underdeveloped.  

Non-Performance - The evaluation of the Roberts Court’s ruling on the chosen issue is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly examines the current makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court and modern trends in constitutional law and criminal procedure and comprehensively discusses whether or not the criminal justice process will fundamentally change or remain the same in the foreseeable future for the chosen issue. Uses scholarly sources to support claims.

Proficient - Examines the current makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court and modern trends in constitutional law and criminal procedure and discusses whether or not the criminal justice process will fundamentally change or remain the same in the foreseeable future for the chosen issue. Uses scholarly sources to support claims, but minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially examines the current makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court and modern trends in constitutional law and criminal procedure and minimally discusses whether or not the criminal justice process will fundamentally change or remain the same in the foreseeable future for your chosen issue. Uses scholarly sources to minimally support claims, and/or relevant details are missing. 

Below Expectations - Examines the current makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court and modern trends in constitutional law and criminal procedure and attempts to discuss whether or not the criminal justice process will fundamentally change or remain the same in the foreseeable future for the chosen issue; however, scholarly sources are not used to support claims and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The examination of  the current makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court and modern trends in constitutional law and criminal procedure and discussion of whether or not the criminal justice process will fundamentally change or remain the same in the foreseeable future for your chosen issue are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.

Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements. 

Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.   

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient - Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Basic - Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Below Expectations - Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.