LimitedGovernmentJudicialBranchFederalismLegislativeBranchExecutiveBranchUnconstitutionalPresident of theUnited States,who also acts ashead of state andCommander-in-Chief of the armedforcesAmendmentJudicialReviewSystem ofcourts thatinterprets andapplies the lawin a countryIdea thatpeople are thesource ofgovernmentpower (decisionmaking)Assembly with theauthority to makelaws for a politicalentity such as acountry or city;Congress = Houseof Representatives +SenateChecks&BalancesAuthority ofSupreme Courtto declare lawsunconstitutionalA system in whicheach branch ofgovernment (judicial,legislative,executive) can limitthe power of theother branchesSeparationof PowersDivision ofpower betweencentral andlocal (state)governmentsDemocracyPopularSovereigntyA governmentin which thepeople have thepower to makepoliticaldecisions.A changemade to theConstitutionGovernment’spower over thepeople is limitedby agreed uponprinciples, theConstitutionDoes notagree withtheconstitutionPowers aredividedbetweenseparatebranches ofgovernmentLimitedGovernmentJudicialBranchFederalismLegislativeBranchExecutiveBranchUnconstitutionalPresident of theUnited States,who also acts ashead of state andCommander-in-Chief of the armedforcesAmendmentJudicialReviewSystem ofcourts thatinterprets andapplies the lawin a countryIdea thatpeople are thesource ofgovernmentpower (decisionmaking)Assembly with theauthority to makelaws for a politicalentity such as acountry or city;Congress = Houseof Representatives +SenateChecks&BalancesAuthority ofSupreme Courtto declare lawsunconstitutionalA system in whicheach branch ofgovernment (judicial,legislative,executive) can limitthe power of theother branchesSeparationof PowersDivision ofpower betweencentral andlocal (state)governmentsDemocracyPopularSovereigntyA governmentin which thepeople have thepower to makepoliticaldecisions.A changemade to theConstitutionGovernment’spower over thepeople is limitedby agreed uponprinciples, theConstitutionDoes notagree withtheconstitutionPowers aredividedbetweenseparatebranches ofgovernment

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