1. Grading Rubric - Congress Project
Mrs. Long – U.S. Government
__________________________________________________________Name(s)
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~Demographics of Congress
___age, ___gender, ___marital status, ___religion, ___ethnicity, ___party,
___occupational background, ___ congressional session, ___ total number Congress
~Congress Members from Texas
___ Senator, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of re-election,
___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info ; ___ Senator, ___picture,
___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of re-election, ___political work, ___home
State/Flag, ___extra info ___Representative, ___ district we are in, ___map,
___number of reps. Texas, ___ picture, ___year elected ___# terms, ___yr of
re-election, ___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info
~Senate Leaders
___President of the Senate, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of re-
election, ___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info, ___Pres. Pro
Tempore, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of re-election,
___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info, ___Majority Leader,
___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of re-election, ___political work,
___home State/Flag, ___extra info, ___Minority Leader, ___picture, ___yr. elected,
___# of terms, ___yr of re-election, ___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra
info, ___ Asst. Majority Leader, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr
of re-election, ___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info, ___Asst.
Minority Leader, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of re-election,
___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info
~House Leaders
_____Speaker of the House, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of

2. re-election, ___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info, ___Minority
Leader, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of re-election, ___political
work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info, ___Minority Whip, ___picture, ___yr.
elected, ___# of terms, _____yr of re-election, ___political work, ___home
State/Flag, ___extra info
_____Majority Leader, ___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of re-
election, ___political work, ___home State/Flag, ___extra info,___ Majority Whip,
___picture, ___yr. elected, ___# of terms, ___yr of re-election, ___political work,
___home State/Flag, ___extra info
~Current Events
___#1, ___picture
___#2, ___picture
~Other
___Well-organized/Easy to understand
___Peer Evaluation
Total Grade: ___ x 2 (two test grades)
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