Distinguished - Clearly identifies a minimum of five scholarly references that will be used in the Supreme Court Philosophies and Rulings paper.

Proficient - Identifies a minimum of five scholarly references that will be used in the Supreme Court Philosophies and Rulings paper. Minor details are slightly unclear.

Basic - Vaguely identifies a minimum of four scholarly references that will be used in the Supreme Court Philosophies and Rulings paper. Relevant details are unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify a minimum of three scholarly references that will be used in the Supreme Court Philosophies and Rulings paper; however, significant details are entirely unclear.

Non-Performance - The identification of a minimum of five scholarly references that will be used in the Supreme Court Philosophies and Rulings paper is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively and clearly summarizes each article.

Proficient - Summarizes each article. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Minimally summarizes each article. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to summarize each article; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

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

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes how each article will apply to the Final Paper.

Proficient - Describes how each article will apply to the Final Paper. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally describes how each article will apply to the Final Paper. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe how each article will apply to the Final Paper; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The description of how each article will apply to the Final Paper is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment 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.