Who your state representative and states senator is

Prompt:While many people have some understanding of who represents them nationally, much fewer are aware of their state level representatives and how they do their job. This response paper has 2 parts that can be divided into separate sections.1)Go to: https://capitol(dot)texas(dot)gov/Home.aspxand use the “Who Represents Me?” Tool on the lower right. Use this to find out who your State Representative and State Senator is. Click on each of them to bring up their personal webpages that provides some information on them. Write twoclear paragraphs (one for each)about who these individuals are, what committees they sit on, how long they have been in their role, and any other important information you can gather about their major policy initiatives (some Congress members publish quite a bit about their main legislative initiatives while others do not). 2)Visit https://tlc(dot)texas(dot)gov/docs/legref/legislativeprocess.pdfto learn more about how a bill becomes a law in the state of Texas. In 1 –2 paragraphs summarize this process including information about the role of each of the chambers, how committees are involved in the process, and what role of the governor is in the process.Requirements:Answers should be 2 –4 double spaced pages typedin size 12 font with 1 inch margins.See rubric posted on the course website for grading details.Please use this opportunity to practice correct in text citation as well as the inclusion of a reference list at the end of the document.

GOVT 2306–TexasGovernment Written Response PaperGrading Rubric______________

Required Elements: 40 points possibleRequired ElementsStudent writes the required number of pagesand follows formatting instructions.(Yes 20 pts/ Somewhat 10pts /No 0 points)Student attempts to provide an answer for all parts of the question at hand.(Yes 20 pts / Somewhat 10pts / No 0 pts)Content: 50 points possibleGrading CategoryExcellentGoodRoom for ImprovementCriticalEngagement(___/20points)Student providessuperiorevidence of critically engaging with the question by citingor includingmaterials and relevant information from inside and outside the course in their response where appropriate.Student provides adequate evidence of critically engaging with the question by citing orincluding materials and relevant information from inside and/oroutside the course in their response where appropriate.Student does not provide adequate evidence of critical engagement with the question. Little to no relevant information from inside or outside the course is included in the response.Factual Accuracy(___/20points)Student’s answer (even for opinion questions) is based on factually accurate information.Student includes cited outside information to support their factual claims when necessary.Student’s answer (even for opinion questions) is based on factually accurate information, but scope of information is limited to class sources. May makesome controversial claims that are not cited.Student’s answer contains multiple factual inaccuraciesthat detract from evidence of understanding.Strength of Response(___/10 points)Student provides a clear and compelling answer to the question at hand.Student provides a reasonable, college levelanswer to the question at hand, but could be improved by either including more information from inside or outside the course, or clearly addressing all parts of the question.Student does not provide a college level answer to the question at hand due to either lack of information, incomplete answer, factual inaccuracies that detract fromthe answer, or failure to address all parts or requirements of the answer.Style: 10 points possibleMechanics/WritingStyle(__/ 10 points)Few grammatical and/or spelling errors. Paper meets expectations in relation to: academic vocabulary sentence structure argumentation professionalism Some grammatical and/or spelling errors. Paper approaches expectations in relation to:academic vocabularysentence structureargumentationprofessionalismSeveral grammatical and/or spelling errors. Paper does not meet expectations in relation to:academic vocabularysentence structureargumentationprofessionalismTotal points breakdownRequired Elements/40Content/50Total /100Style/10