Checks&BalancesDemocracyGovernment’spower over thepeople is limitedby agreed uponprinciples, theConstitutionA changemade to theConstitutionLimitedGovernmentA system in whicheach branch ofgovernment (judicial,legislative,executive) can limitthe power of theother branchesSeparationof PowersPresident of theUnited States,who also acts ashead of state andCommander-in-Chief of the armedforcesAmendmentAssembly with theauthority to makelaws for a politicalentity such as acountry or city;Congress = Houseof Representatives +SenateA governmentin which thepeople have thepower to makepoliticaldecisions.JudicialBranchExecutiveBranchPopularSovereigntyUnconstitutionalDivision ofpower betweencentral andlocal (state)governmentsIdea thatpeople are thesource ofgovernmentpower (decisionmaking)FederalismJudicialReviewAuthority ofSupreme Courtto declare lawsunconstitutionalDoes notagree withtheconstitutionPowers aredividedbetweenseparatebranches ofgovernmentSystem ofcourts thatinterprets andapplies the lawin a countryLegislativeBranchChecks&BalancesDemocracyGovernment’spower over thepeople is limitedby agreed uponprinciples, theConstitutionA changemade to theConstitutionLimitedGovernmentA system in whicheach branch ofgovernment (judicial,legislative,executive) can limitthe power of theother branchesSeparationof PowersPresident of theUnited States,who also acts ashead of state andCommander-in-Chief of the armedforcesAmendmentAssembly with theauthority to makelaws for a politicalentity such as acountry or city;Congress = Houseof Representatives +SenateA governmentin which thepeople have thepower to makepoliticaldecisions.JudicialBranchExecutiveBranchPopularSovereigntyUnconstitutionalDivision ofpower betweencentral andlocal (state)governmentsIdea thatpeople are thesource ofgovernmentpower (decisionmaking)FederalismJudicialReviewAuthority ofSupreme Courtto declare lawsunconstitutionalDoes notagree withtheconstitutionPowers aredividedbetweenseparatebranches ofgovernmentSystem ofcourts thatinterprets andapplies the lawin a countryLegislativeBranch

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