System ofcourts thatinterprets andapplies the lawin a countryLimitedGovernmentDemocracyA governmentin which thepeople have thepower to makepoliticaldecisions.Division ofpower betweencentral andlocal (state)governmentsA system in whicheach branch ofgovernment (judicial,legislative,executive) can limitthe power of theother branchesChecks&BalancesLegislativeBranchUnconstitutionalAuthority ofSupreme Courtto declare lawsunconstitutionalPowers aredividedbetweenseparatebranches ofgovernmentDoes notagree withtheconstitutionJudicialBranchPopularSovereigntyA changemade to theConstitutionJudicialReviewAssembly with theauthority to makelaws for a politicalentity such as acountry or city;Congress = Houseof Representatives +SenateSeparationof PowersFederalismGovernment’spower over thepeople is limitedby agreed uponprinciples, theConstitutionPresident of theUnited States,who also acts ashead of state andCommander-in-Chief of the armedforcesAmendmentIdea thatpeople are thesource ofgovernmentpower (decisionmaking)ExecutiveBranchSystem ofcourts thatinterprets andapplies the lawin a countryLimitedGovernmentDemocracyA governmentin which thepeople have thepower to makepoliticaldecisions.Division ofpower betweencentral andlocal (state)governmentsA system in whicheach branch ofgovernment (judicial,legislative,executive) can limitthe power of theother branchesChecks&BalancesLegislativeBranchUnconstitutionalAuthority ofSupreme Courtto declare lawsunconstitutionalPowers aredividedbetweenseparatebranches ofgovernmentDoes notagree withtheconstitutionJudicialBranchPopularSovereigntyA changemade to theConstitutionJudicialReviewAssembly with theauthority to makelaws for a politicalentity such as acountry or city;Congress = Houseof Representatives +SenateSeparationof PowersFederalismGovernment’spower over thepeople is limitedby agreed uponprinciples, theConstitutionPresident of theUnited States,who also acts ashead of state andCommander-in-Chief of the armedforcesAmendmentIdea thatpeople are thesource ofgovernmentpower (decisionmaking)ExecutiveBranch

Basic Principles of the Constitution Vocabulary - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. System of courts that interprets and applies the law in a country
  2. Limited Government
  3. Democracy
  4. A government in which the people have the power to make political decisions.
  5. Division of power between central and local (state) governments
  6. A system in which each branch of government (judicial, legislative, executive) can limit the power of the other branches
  7. Checks & Balances
  8. Legislative Branch
  9. Unconstitutional
  10. Authority of Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional
  11. Powers are divided between separate branches of government
  12. Does not agree with the constitution
  13. Judicial Branch
  14. Popular Sovereignty
  15. A change made to the Constitution
  16. Judicial Review
  17. Assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city; Congress = House of Representatives + Senate
  18. Separation of Powers
  19. Federalism
  20. Government’s power over the people is limited by agreed upon principles, the Constitution
  21. President of the United States, who also acts as head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces
  22. Amendment
  23. Idea that people are the source of government power (decision making)
  24. Executive Branch