A governmentin which thepeople have thepower to makepoliticaldecisions.President of theUnited States,who also acts ashead of state andCommander-in-Chief of the armedforcesExecutiveBranchJudicialBranchDemocracyAssembly with theauthority to makelaws for a politicalentity such as acountry or city;Congress = Houseof Representatives +SenatePopularSovereigntySeparationof PowersUnconstitutionalJudicialReviewDoes notagree withtheconstitutionAmendmentLegislativeBranchSystem ofcourts thatinterprets andapplies the lawin a countryA changemade to theConstitutionChecks&BalancesFederalismGovernment’spower over thepeople is limitedby agreed uponprinciples, theConstitutionDivision ofpower betweencentral andlocal (state)governmentsAuthority ofSupreme Courtto declare lawsunconstitutionalLimitedGovernmentIdea thatpeople are thesource ofgovernmentpower (decisionmaking)Powers aredividedbetweenseparatebranches ofgovernmentA system in whicheach branch ofgovernment (judicial,legislative,executive) can limitthe power of theother branchesA governmentin which thepeople have thepower to makepoliticaldecisions.President of theUnited States,who also acts ashead of state andCommander-in-Chief of the armedforcesExecutiveBranchJudicialBranchDemocracyAssembly with theauthority to makelaws for a politicalentity such as acountry or city;Congress = Houseof Representatives +SenatePopularSovereigntySeparationof PowersUnconstitutionalJudicialReviewDoes notagree withtheconstitutionAmendmentLegislativeBranchSystem ofcourts thatinterprets andapplies the lawin a countryA changemade to theConstitutionChecks&BalancesFederalismGovernment’spower over thepeople is limitedby agreed uponprinciples, theConstitutionDivision ofpower betweencentral andlocal (state)governmentsAuthority ofSupreme Courtto declare lawsunconstitutionalLimitedGovernmentIdea thatpeople are thesource ofgovernmentpower (decisionmaking)Powers aredividedbetweenseparatebranches ofgovernmentA system in whicheach branch ofgovernment (judicial,legislative,executive) can limitthe power of theother branches

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