Texas Government special project

In part 2 of section 1 you learned about federalism and the United States Constitution. In part 3 you learned about the Texas Constitution. You have also read (learned) about the Tenth Amendment and what it means in regards to the power relationship between Texas and the United States. Watch the following video. In this video you will see Governor Rick Perry addressing this very relationship.

For this project, once you have watched the video you will demonstrate your understanding of the relationship between the federal government and the state by writing a 800-1000 word analysis with emphasis being in the 1000 word area (see rubric below for example). In your analysis you will discuss the following:

Give a brief description of the relationship that exists between the United States Government and the 50 individual states under the US federal system. In other words, What is Federalism. Here you need to show that YOU understand what this relationship was intended to be and how it was intended to work.
how does Rick Perry see this relationship (as reflected in the speech you watched)
describe the relationship between the US and Texas that was created by the 10th Amendment
what is Rick Perry’s view on this relationship (as reflected in the speech you watched)
what do you think about the content of the speech

You should write this paper as a word document using standard MLA writing format. Once you have written your paper, upload it to D2L by following upload instructions for this drop box. Remember, if you use sources (you should) standard citations must be used.

NOTE: You must submit your paper as a Word document.

Grading: Your special project will be graded using the rubric below. Points will be deducted for NOT following the minimum word requirement.

Points	5 Excellent	4 Competent	3 Needs Improvement	2 Does not meet standard	Totals
Purpose	Student uses appropriate, relevant, and compelling content to illustrate mastery of the subject, conveying the writer’s understanding, and shaping the whole work	Student uses appropriate, relevant, and compelling content to explore ideas within the context of the discipline and shape the whole work	Student uses appropriate and relevant content to develop and explore ideas through most of the work.	Student fails to use appropriate and relevant content to develop and explore ideas through most of the work.
Sources and Evidence	Work is appropriately cited. Demonstrates skillful use of high-quality, credible, relevant sources to develop ideas that are appropriate for the discipline and genre of the communication.	Cited correctly, but too few or too many examples. Demonstrates use of sources that are appropriate for the discipline and genre of the communication.	Citations mostly correct. Demonstrates an attempt to use credible and/or relevant sources that that are appropriate for the discipline.	Struggles to cite sources. Few references. Demonstrates weak attempts to use credible sources to support ideas in the communication.
Grammar and language	Communication is grammatically correct, interesting, demonstrates content knowledge, connects with audience, and flows well. Error-free.	Communication is grammatically correct, interesting, demonstrates content knowledge, connects with audience, and flows well. Limited errors.	Grammar occasionally interferes with communication. Includes some errors. AND/OR Language moderately appropriate to audience/industry.	Errors in grammar and format (spelling, punctuation, capitalization, headings.) AND/OR Uses language that sometimes impedes meaning because of errors in usage.
Word Requirement	900-1000 words	800-899 words	700-799 words	600-699 words

Requirements:

WRITE MY PAPER

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