三 Fourth Branch or 一 Fourth Branch Time for group work! I need exactly eight groups today. Each person will need a worksheet from the back of the room. As a group, take five minutes to fill out the chart on the worksheets. I do not want approximations; I only want answers your group is certain about. If you aren’t sure, please don’t guess.

Let’s talk about the answers.

ExecutiveLegislative BranchJudicial BranchHouseSenateBranch Who is involved? PresidentRepresentativesSenators Supreme Court Justices What do they do? make agenda sign/veto laws enforce laws introduces laws write laws vote for laws introduce laws write laws vote for laws decide if laws are constitu- tional Do citizens get to vote for the person? yes no How do citizens’ votes count? all of a state’s electoral votes go to a candidate that wins a majority in the state vote directly for candidate no voting

ExecutiveLegislative BranchJudicial BranchHouseSenateBranch What do they do? make agenda sign/veto laws enforce laws introduces laws write laws vote for laws introduce laws write laws vote for laws decide if laws are constitu- tional Do citizens get to vote for the person? yes no How do citizens’ votes count? all of a state’s electoral votes go to a candidate that wins a majority in the state vote directly for candidate no voting Responsible to how many citizens? entire U.S. Citizens living in rep’s district entire stateentire U.S.

ExecutiveLegislative BranchJudicial BranchHouseSenateBranch How do citizens’ votes count? all of a state’s electoral votes go to a candidate that wins a majority in the state vote directly for candidate no voting Responsible to how many citizens? entire U.S. Citizens living in rep’s district entire stateentire U.S. Odds of in- person contact? lowbettermoderatevery low Could your calls, s, or letters change their minds? yes no

As a group, read through the back of your worksheet. Finish the bar graphs at the bottom of the sheet.

四 Fourth Branch Readings I am passing out another worksheet to each person. Before we go further, I need someone to read the instructions out loud. Now I need someone else to read the instructions out loud. Find your groups’ letter, , or phone call from Wally and read through it. Choose if Wally should trash / delete / hang up or mail / send / call and write your groups reasoning why.

四 Fourth Branch Readings Group 1, read your situation to the class. Don’t tell us how you handled it yet. Class, what should Wally do? Group 1, do you think the class is right? Why? Class, write down the correct answers and write the reason why.

四 Fourth Branch Readings Group 2, read your situation to the class. Don’t tell us how you handled it yet. Class, what should Wally do? Group 2, do you think the class is right? Why? Class, write down the correct answers and write the reason why.

四 Fourth Branch Readings Group 3, read your situation to the class. Don’t tell us how you handled it yet. Class, what should Wally do? Group 3, do you think the class is right? Why? Class, write down the correct answers and write the reason why.

四 Fourth Branch Readings Group 4, read your situation to the class. Don’t tell us how you handled it yet. Class, what should Wally do? Group 4, do you think the class is right? Why? Class, write down the correct answers and write the reason why.

四 Fourth Branch Readings Group 5, read your situation to the class. Don’t tell us how you handled it yet. Class, what should Wally do? Group 5, do you think the class is right? Why? Class, write down the correct answers and write the reason why.

四 Fourth Branch Readings Group 6, read your situation to the class. Don’t tell us how you handled it yet. Class, what should Wally do? Group 6, do you think the class is right? Why? Class, write down the correct answers and write the reason why.

四 Fourth Branch Readings Group 7, read your situation to the class. Don’t tell us how you handled it yet. Class, what should Wally do? Group 7, do you think the class is right? Why? Class, write down the correct answers and write the reason why.

四 Fourth Branch Readings Group 8, read your situation to the class. Don’t tell us how you handled it yet. Class, what should Wally do? Group 8, do you think the class is right? Why? Class, write down the correct answers and write the reason why.