Assembly with theauthority to makelaws for a politicalentity such as acountry or city;Congress = Houseof Representatives +SenateLimitedGovernmentGovernment’spower over thepeople is limitedby agreed uponprinciples, theConstitutionSystem ofcourts thatinterprets andapplies the lawin a countryA changemade to theConstitutionFederalismDivision ofpower betweencentral andlocal (state)governmentsJudicialReviewA governmentin which thepeople have thepower to makepoliticaldecisions.ExecutiveBranchUnconstitutionalAuthority ofSupreme Courtto declare lawsunconstitutionalIdea thatpeople are thesource ofgovernmentpower (decisionmaking)President of theUnited States,who also acts ashead of state andCommander-in-Chief of the armedforcesA system in whicheach branch ofgovernment (judicial,legislative,executive) can limitthe power of theother branchesAmendmentSeparationof PowersChecks&BalancesDoes notagree withtheconstitutionDemocracyPopularSovereigntyPowers aredividedbetweenseparatebranches ofgovernmentJudicialBranchLegislativeBranchAssembly with theauthority to makelaws for a politicalentity such as acountry or city;Congress = Houseof Representatives +SenateLimitedGovernmentGovernment’spower over thepeople is limitedby agreed uponprinciples, theConstitutionSystem ofcourts thatinterprets andapplies the lawin a countryA changemade to theConstitutionFederalismDivision ofpower betweencentral andlocal (state)governmentsJudicialReviewA governmentin which thepeople have thepower to makepoliticaldecisions.ExecutiveBranchUnconstitutionalAuthority ofSupreme Courtto declare lawsunconstitutionalIdea thatpeople are thesource ofgovernmentpower (decisionmaking)President of theUnited States,who also acts ashead of state andCommander-in-Chief of the armedforcesA system in whicheach branch ofgovernment (judicial,legislative,executive) can limitthe power of theother branchesAmendmentSeparationof PowersChecks&BalancesDoes notagree withtheconstitutionDemocracyPopularSovereigntyPowers aredividedbetweenseparatebranches ofgovernmentJudicialBranchLegislativeBranch

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