A system in whicheach branch ofgovernment (judicial,legislative,executive) can limitthe power of theother branchesLegislativeBranchA changemade to theConstitutionFederalismDivision ofpower betweencentral andlocal (state)governmentsPresident of theUnited States,who also acts ashead of state andCommander-in-Chief of the armedforcesExecutiveBranchJudicialReviewAmendmentA governmentin which thepeople have thepower to makepoliticaldecisions.Assembly with theauthority to makelaws for a politicalentity such as acountry or city;Congress = Houseof Representatives +SenatePopularSovereigntyJudicialBranchSystem ofcourts thatinterprets andapplies the lawin a countryPowers aredividedbetweenseparatebranches ofgovernmentChecks&BalancesDoes notagree withtheconstitutionUnconstitutionalGovernment’spower over thepeople is limitedby agreed uponprinciples, theConstitutionDemocracyIdea thatpeople are thesource ofgovernmentpower (decisionmaking)Authority ofSupreme Courtto declare lawsunconstitutionalSeparationof PowersLimitedGovernmentA system in whicheach branch ofgovernment (judicial,legislative,executive) can limitthe power of theother branchesLegislativeBranchA changemade to theConstitutionFederalismDivision ofpower betweencentral andlocal (state)governmentsPresident of theUnited States,who also acts ashead of state andCommander-in-Chief of the armedforcesExecutiveBranchJudicialReviewAmendmentA governmentin which thepeople have thepower to makepoliticaldecisions.Assembly with theauthority to makelaws for a politicalentity such as acountry or city;Congress = Houseof Representatives +SenatePopularSovereigntyJudicialBranchSystem ofcourts thatinterprets andapplies the lawin a countryPowers aredividedbetweenseparatebranches ofgovernmentChecks&BalancesDoes notagree withtheconstitutionUnconstitutionalGovernment’spower over thepeople is limitedby agreed uponprinciples, theConstitutionDemocracyIdea thatpeople are thesource ofgovernmentpower (decisionmaking)Authority ofSupreme Courtto declare lawsunconstitutionalSeparationof 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. A system in which each branch of government (judicial, legislative, executive) can limit the power of the other branches
  2. Legislative Branch
  3. A change made to the Constitution
  4. Federalism
  5. Division of power between central and local (state) governments
  6. President of the United States, who also acts as head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces
  7. Executive Branch
  8. Judicial Review
  9. Amendment
  10. A government in which the people have the power to make political decisions.
  11. Assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city; Congress = House of Representatives + Senate
  12. Popular Sovereignty
  13. Judicial Branch
  14. System of courts that interprets and applies the law in a country
  15. Powers are divided between separate branches of government
  16. Checks & Balances
  17. Does not agree with the constitution
  18. Unconstitutional
  19. Government’s power over the people is limited by agreed upon principles, the Constitution
  20. Democracy
  21. Idea that people are the source of government power (decision making)
  22. Authority of Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional
  23. Separation of Powers
  24. Limited Government