Final Project 100 Points

Court Portfolio

Your final project will be a court system portfolio. You will explore various aspects of the court system including the roles of the courtroom actors. This portfolio should be typed in a word document, size 12 font. Each section must be labeled like the assignment is labeled below. You should type the questions in bold and your answers in regular font. This handout will be uploaded in a word document in the module labeled “Final Project Instructions” so you will have nothing to do but add the answers and bold the questions.

Part 1-Federal Court

How many United State Supreme Court Justices are there?

Who appoints the United States Supreme Court Justices?

Where is the United States Supreme Court located?

List the United States Supreme Court justices: Their names and year appointed.

What rule must be applied among the United States Supreme Court Justices for a case to be accepted into the United States Supreme Court? Explain the rule.

Part 2-State Court

How many Texas Supreme Court Justices are there?

Who appoints the Texas Supreme Court Justices?

Where is the Texas Supreme Court located?

List the Texas Supreme Court Justices: Their names, year appointed and how many years they have served.

What rule must be applied among the Texas Supreme Court Justices for a case to be accepted into the Texas Supreme Court? Explain the rule.

Part 3

List and define the three (3) main courtroom actors. In one paragraph each, describe their role/responsibility in the courtroom.

What are the bill rights?

Which of the Bill of Rights apply to the courtroom. Briefly type the amendment out, do not just list.

Part 4 – Overall Court System

What is the difference between a federal, state and local courts?

Rubric:

Content/Research: 50 points

Grammar: 50 points

Total= 100 points

Excellent

Satisfactory

Needs Improvement

Unsatisfactory

Content

Content is well written, well researched, and organized. Student’s mastery of content is demonstrated through critical analysis of the material.

(50 points)

Content is well written and complete. Content is mostly well organized. Students has some details of content but not well researched.

(45 points)

Content lacks the necessary content needed. Content is just a basic analysis of research.

(40 points)

Content was not met at all. Student was unable to adequately research the content needed for this assignment.

(30 points)

Grammar

The grammar was well written with no issues.

( 50 points)

The grammar was well written with minimal issues that had no impact on understanding the content.

(40 points)

The grammar was written poorly and was at times difficult for the reader to understand.

(30 points)

The grammar was very poorly written. The reader was unable to understand the content of the research.

(20 points)

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