PAD 630 Module One Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric For this short paper, respond to the following:

You are a reporter for your local media outlet and have scheduled an interview with your local congressperson, who sits on the Committee on Ways and Means for the U.S. House of Representatives. The focus of the interview is to get the congressperson’s response to the public’s perception that the party is simply obstructing the president’s agenda rather than representing the public’s interest and upholding the democratic process. For your paper, develop three questions you would ask, and explain your rationale for asking these questions. Defend your explanation with scholarly resources.

Your paper should include the following elements:

• An explanation of how each question will lead to your intended goal

• A defense of your strategy with scholarly research Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should be 3 to 4 pages in length and should use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Interview Question 1 Interview question indicates a clear understanding of the public-administration concept, and it is clear how this strategy will logically lead to the required response

Interview question indicates a clear understanding of the public-administration concept, but it is unclear how this strategy will logically lead to the required response

Interview question indicates lack of understanding of the public-administration concept, and it is unclear how this strategy will logically lead to the required response

Does not include an interview question that indicates a clear understanding of the public- administration concept

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Interview Question 2 Interview question indicates a clear understanding of the public-administration concept, and it is clear how this strategy will logically lead to the required response

Interview question indicates a clear understanding of the public-administration concept, but it is unclear how this strategy will logically lead to the required response

Interview question indicates lack of understanding of the public-administration concept, and it is unclear how this strategy will logically lead to the required response

Does not include an interview question that indicates a clear understanding of the public- administration concept

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Interview Question 3 Interview question indicates a clear understanding of the public-administration concept, and it is clear how this strategy will logically lead to the required response

Interview question indicates a clear understanding of the public-administration concept, but it is unclear how this strategy will logically lead to the required response

Interview question indicates lack of understanding of the public-administration concept, and it is unclear how this strategy will logically lead to the required response

Does not include an interview question that indicates a clear understanding of the public- administration concept

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Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Scholarly Research Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides specific, concrete examples from research to defend interview strategy

Includes references to scholarly research to defend interview strategy and connects research findings directly to interview strategy

Includes references to scholarly research but does not connect research findings directly to interview strategy

Does not include references to scholarly research to defend interview strategy

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Writing (Mechanics/Citations)

No errors related to organization, grammar, style, and APA citations

Minor errors related to organization, grammar, style, and APA citations

Some errors related to organization, grammar, style, and APA citations, but they do not impede understanding

Major errors related to organization, grammar, style, and APA citations that impede understanding