Appropriate length (minimum of 4 pages – double spaced text). Acceptable fonts and margins (Times New Roman or Courier New, 12-inch font, one-inch margins).
Excellent use of writing skills, including sentence structure and paragraph construction. No grammar and spelling errors
Demonstrates a high level understanding of the material and skillfully answers the following questions:
Describe your understanding of how the 1964 civil rights act was passed into law. How has this act been interpreted by the U.S. supreme court? Has this law eradicated discrimination? Why or why not? Can discrimination ever be benign or is it always harmful? Explain. What is equal opportunity? Can policies aimed at equal opportunity alleviate claims of discrimination? Why or why not? What is an equal outcome? Can those policies aimed at equal outcomes alleviate discrimination? Why or why not?