1. (Useful Notes and Organizers)
Chapters 9 and 10
(Useful Notes and Organizers)

2. Useful Videos Three Branches of Government (2 minutes)
Checks and Balances (4.5 minutes)
Bill of Rights (5 minutes)

3. Constitutional “Law Exam” Questions

4. Constitutional “Law Exam” Questions

5. Constitutional “Law Exam” Answer Key

6. Chapter 9 – Workbook Answer Key

7. Chapter 9 – Workbook Answer Key

11. Preamble to Constitution – An Analysis

15. Electoral College Worksheet/Exercise:
Answer Key
The Electoral College method of choosing the president was a compromise between people/groups
who wanted the president to be chosen directly by the people (the popular vote) and people/groups
who wanted the president to be chosen by Congress.
2. A state’s number of electoral votes is determined by combining its number of U.S. senators and
representatives.
3. Some delegates did not fully trust the average citizen (who tended to be somewhat uneducated) with
the important task of selecting the president. There was a fear that they might “get it wrong”. The
electors in the Electoral College would hopefully be more educated and, therefore, able to make the
“proper” choice for president if they believed the average citizen had made a mistake.
- My opinion: This sounds somewhat “elitist” and “snobby” to me.
4. States and district with the fewest electoral votes (3 votes each) = Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Delaware, Vermont, and Washington, D.C..
5. We will discuss this by looking at the text.
6. If someone gets a small majority of popular votes in a few states with a big electoral count, but loses
heavily in many small states, a minority of nationwide popular votes can control the majority of
electoral votes.
7. Answers will vary. One possibility is that electors in the Electoral College might come under heavy
pressure by various groups to change their vote. The more time between Election Day and the time
when electors cast their vote, the more opportunity there is for that to happen. Another possibility is
that something significant could happen during those 6 weeks which could cause the electors to view the
candidates differently – and therefore select a different candidate – than how the citizens viewed them.

22. Chapter 10 – The Bill of Rights
Workbook Answer Key

23. Chapter 10 – The Bill of Rights
Workbook Answer Key