President of theUnited States,who also acts ashead of state andCommander-in-Chief of the armedforcesPowers aredividedbetweenseparatebranches ofgovernmentChecks&BalancesSystem ofcourts thatinterprets andapplies the lawin a countryAssembly with theauthority to makelaws for a politicalentity such as acountry or city;Congress = Houseof Representatives +SenateFederalismGovernment’spower over thepeople is limitedby agreed uponprinciples, theConstitutionAuthority ofSupreme Courtto declare lawsunconstitutionalAmendmentIdea thatpeople are thesource ofgovernmentpower (decisionmaking)A governmentin which thepeople have thepower to makepoliticaldecisions.A changemade to theConstitutionA system in whicheach branch ofgovernment (judicial,legislative,executive) can limitthe power of theother branchesJudicialBranchLegislativeBranchDivision ofpower betweencentral andlocal (state)governmentsExecutiveBranchUnconstitutionalPopularSovereigntyJudicialReviewDemocracyDoes notagree withtheconstitutionSeparationof PowersLimitedGovernmentPresident of theUnited States,who also acts ashead of state andCommander-in-Chief of the armedforcesPowers aredividedbetweenseparatebranches ofgovernmentChecks&BalancesSystem ofcourts thatinterprets andapplies the lawin a countryAssembly with theauthority to makelaws for a politicalentity such as acountry or city;Congress = Houseof Representatives +SenateFederalismGovernment’spower over thepeople is limitedby agreed uponprinciples, theConstitutionAuthority ofSupreme Courtto declare lawsunconstitutionalAmendmentIdea thatpeople are thesource ofgovernmentpower (decisionmaking)A governmentin which thepeople have thepower to makepoliticaldecisions.A changemade to theConstitutionA system in whicheach branch ofgovernment (judicial,legislative,executive) can limitthe power of theother branchesJudicialBranchLegislativeBranchDivision ofpower betweencentral andlocal (state)governmentsExecutiveBranchUnconstitutionalPopularSovereigntyJudicialReviewDemocracyDoes notagree withtheconstitutionSeparationof PowersLimitedGovernment

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