AmendmentA system in whicheach branch ofgovernment (judicial,legislative,executive) can limitthe power of theother branchesFederalismAssembly with theauthority to makelaws for a politicalentity such as acountry or city;Congress = Houseof Representatives +SenateExecutiveBranchJudicialBranchSeparationof PowersDivision ofpower betweencentral andlocal (state)governmentsChecks&BalancesLimitedGovernmentPopularSovereigntyGovernment’spower over thepeople is limitedby agreed uponprinciples, theConstitutionJudicialReviewLegislativeBranchUnconstitutionalDemocracyPresident of theUnited States,who also acts ashead of state andCommander-in-Chief of the armedforcesDoes notagree withtheconstitutionSystem ofcourts thatinterprets andapplies the lawin a countryA governmentin which thepeople have thepower to makepoliticaldecisions.Authority ofSupreme Courtto declare lawsunconstitutionalA changemade to theConstitutionPowers aredividedbetweenseparatebranches ofgovernmentIdea thatpeople are thesource ofgovernmentpower (decisionmaking)AmendmentA system in whicheach branch ofgovernment (judicial,legislative,executive) can limitthe power of theother branchesFederalismAssembly with theauthority to makelaws for a politicalentity such as acountry or city;Congress = Houseof Representatives +SenateExecutiveBranchJudicialBranchSeparationof PowersDivision ofpower betweencentral andlocal (state)governmentsChecks&BalancesLimitedGovernmentPopularSovereigntyGovernment’spower over thepeople is limitedby agreed uponprinciples, theConstitutionJudicialReviewLegislativeBranchUnconstitutionalDemocracyPresident of theUnited States,who also acts ashead of state andCommander-in-Chief of the armedforcesDoes notagree withtheconstitutionSystem ofcourts thatinterprets andapplies the lawin a countryA governmentin which thepeople have thepower to makepoliticaldecisions.Authority ofSupreme Courtto declare lawsunconstitutionalA changemade to theConstitutionPowers aredividedbetweenseparatebranches ofgovernmentIdea thatpeople are thesource ofgovernmentpower (decisionmaking)

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