ExecutiveBranchDivision ofpower betweencentral andlocal (state)governmentsJudicialReviewAmendmentDemocracyChecks&BalancesFederalismA changemade to theConstitutionAssembly with theauthority to makelaws for a politicalentity such as acountry or city;Congress = Houseof Representatives +SenateSeparationof PowersPowers aredividedbetweenseparatebranches ofgovernmentSystem ofcourts thatinterprets andapplies the lawin a countryGovernment’spower over thepeople is limitedby agreed uponprinciples, theConstitutionA system in whicheach branch ofgovernment (judicial,legislative,executive) can limitthe power of theother branchesLegislativeBranchUnconstitutionalJudicialBranchA governmentin which thepeople have thepower to makepoliticaldecisions.President of theUnited States,who also acts ashead of state andCommander-in-Chief of the armedforcesIdea thatpeople are thesource ofgovernmentpower (decisionmaking)PopularSovereigntyAuthority ofSupreme Courtto declare lawsunconstitutionalLimitedGovernmentDoes notagree withtheconstitutionExecutiveBranchDivision ofpower betweencentral andlocal (state)governmentsJudicialReviewAmendmentDemocracyChecks&BalancesFederalismA changemade to theConstitutionAssembly with theauthority to makelaws for a politicalentity such as acountry or city;Congress = Houseof Representatives +SenateSeparationof PowersPowers aredividedbetweenseparatebranches ofgovernmentSystem ofcourts thatinterprets andapplies the lawin a countryGovernment’spower over thepeople is limitedby agreed uponprinciples, theConstitutionA system in whicheach branch ofgovernment (judicial,legislative,executive) can limitthe power of theother branchesLegislativeBranchUnconstitutionalJudicialBranchA governmentin which thepeople have thepower to makepoliticaldecisions.President of theUnited States,who also acts ashead of state andCommander-in-Chief of the armedforcesIdea thatpeople are thesource ofgovernmentpower (decisionmaking)PopularSovereigntyAuthority ofSupreme Courtto declare lawsunconstitutionalLimitedGovernmentDoes notagree withtheconstitution

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