PopularSovereigntySystem ofcourts thatinterprets andapplies the lawin a countryLimitedGovernmentDoes notagree withtheconstitutionJudicialReviewChecks&BalancesPresident of theUnited States,who also acts ashead of state andCommander-in-Chief of the armedforcesIdea thatpeople are thesource ofgovernmentpower (decisionmaking)LegislativeBranchSeparationof PowersUnconstitutionalDemocracyGovernment’spower over thepeople is limitedby agreed uponprinciples, theConstitutionAssembly with theauthority to makelaws for a politicalentity such as acountry or city;Congress = Houseof Representatives +SenatePowers aredividedbetweenseparatebranches ofgovernmentJudicialBranchA governmentin which thepeople have thepower to makepoliticaldecisions.Authority ofSupreme Courtto declare lawsunconstitutionalDivision ofpower betweencentral andlocal (state)governmentsFederalismAmendmentA system in whicheach branch ofgovernment (judicial,legislative,executive) can limitthe power of theother branchesA changemade to theConstitutionExecutiveBranchPopularSovereigntySystem ofcourts thatinterprets andapplies the lawin a countryLimitedGovernmentDoes notagree withtheconstitutionJudicialReviewChecks&BalancesPresident of theUnited States,who also acts ashead of state andCommander-in-Chief of the armedforcesIdea thatpeople are thesource ofgovernmentpower (decisionmaking)LegislativeBranchSeparationof PowersUnconstitutionalDemocracyGovernment’spower over thepeople is limitedby agreed uponprinciples, theConstitutionAssembly with theauthority to makelaws for a politicalentity such as acountry or city;Congress = Houseof Representatives +SenatePowers aredividedbetweenseparatebranches ofgovernmentJudicialBranchA governmentin which thepeople have thepower to makepoliticaldecisions.Authority ofSupreme Courtto declare lawsunconstitutionalDivision ofpower betweencentral andlocal (state)governmentsFederalismAmendmentA system in whicheach branch ofgovernment (judicial,legislative,executive) can limitthe power of theother branchesA changemade to theConstitutionExecutiveBranch

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