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*Quality new entry: '''10 points'''

*Quality new entry: '''10 points'''

**A "quality new entry" includes at least two full-length paragraphs, three relevant citations, several links to other entries, some in-depth content and designations of category.  Partial credit is awarded.

**''Definition'':A Quality New Entry includes at least two full-length paragraphs, three relevant citations, several links to other entries, some in-depth content and designations of category.

**Sports-related quality new entries: '''4 points'''

**''Exception'': Entertainment-related* Quality New Entries will receive only '''4 points'''.

*An ordinary new entry: '''6 points'''

*An Ordinary New Entry: '''6 points'''

**Sports-related new entries: '''2 points'''

**''Definition'': An Ordinary New Entry is a new entry which does not meet the qualifications for a Quality New Entry, but is of higher quality than a Short New Entry.

**An additional bonus of '''3 points''' is awarded for adding a new entry on the "most-wanted" list, [[Special:Wantedpages]]

**''Exception'': Entertainment-related* Ordinary New Entries will receive only '''2 points'''.

*Quality edit of an existing entry: '''4 points'''

*Quality edit of an existing entry: '''4 points'''

**A "quality edit" to an existing article includes at least two extra sentences, an additional reference, and the inclusion of an important or relevant fact.

**''Definition'': A Quality Edit to an existing article includes at least two extra sentences, an additional reference, and the inclusion of an important or relevant fact.

**Minor edit, such as a correction, of an existing entry: '''2 points'''

**''Exception'': Entertainment-related* Quality Edits will receive only '''2 points'''.

*Adding a unique working link within [[American Government Lectures]]: '''2 points'''

*Short New Entry: '''4 points'''

**Adding a additional (non-unique) working links for the same term within the same [[American Government Lectures|American Government Lecture]]: '''1 point'''

**''Definition'': A Short New Entry contains only a few sentences and may or may not have a reference.

**''Exception'': Entertainment-related Short New Entries will receive only '''2 points'''.

*Adding a working link within any entry in [[:Category:United States Government]]: '''1 point'''

*Minor Edit of an existing entry: '''2 points'''

**''Definition'': A Minor Edit is an edit which does not meet the qualifications for a Quality Edit. These edits might include small formatting changes, spelling and grammatical changes and/or the addition of a category.

*Adding two new terms to [[American Government Terms]]: '''1 point'''

** Adding two new terms to American Government Terms: 1 point  

*An additional bonus of 1 point is awarded for adding a link to an entry on the [[Special:Deadendpages]], and thereby removing that entry from that list

*<nowiki>*</nowiki>An entry is "entertainment-related" if it relates to a subject not taught as core curriculum in a typical high school or college. This includes articles on sports, popular music, movies, and other entertaining but not necessarily educational subjects.

**''Exception'': Full credit will be given for notable or important historical subjects, and for political entries.

== Prior Contributions ==

== Prior Contributions ==