Commander inChief- Head ofstate or officer insupremecommand of acountry's army.Iron Triangles-the relationshipbetweencongressionalcommitteesJim Crow Laws-state and locallaws in theSouthern UnitedStates thatenforced racialsegregationSpoils system- Asystem of publicemploymentbased onrewarding partyloyalists andfriends.Lobbyist -People who tryto persuade thedecisions ofgovernmentofficials. The Declaration ofIndependence- it wasmade in 1776 byThomas Jeffersondeclaring's America’sseparation fromGreat BritainElectoral College- Abody of people whorepresent a state ofthe USA, whoformally cast votesfor the election of thepresident and vicepresident.SupremacyClause- clausethat states thatfederal laws takeprecedent orjurisdiction overstate lawsWinner-take-allsystem - a systemwhich causes thepresidentialcandidate to competeto win over a state Article III of theConstitution -establishes thejudicial branchof the federalgovernment.Participatorydemocracy- A systemof government wherecitizens rulethemselves rather thanelectingrepresentatives togovern on their behalf.Democratic Party- Apolitical party thatgenerally supportsthe minority and isopen to the idea of aflexible governmentthat supports all. Incumbent -currentgovernmentofficial inofficeExecutive order- Arule or order issuedby the president to anexecutive branch ofthe government andhaving the force oflaw.President ProTempore - thehighest-rankingelected member ofthe chamber but thesecond-highestranking officer of thechamberInterest group- Agroup of citizenswhose goal is toinfluence andshape publicpolicy.Speaker of theHouse- the leadingofficer in the Houseof Representatives,who is chosen bythe majority partyRule of Law- Asystem in whichlaws areapplied equallyto all citizensCaucuses- acorroboration ofmembers orsupporters of apolitical movementor partyParty convention-The meeting of apolitical party thatselects their runningnominee torepresent them.Federal AppealsCourt-intermediateappellate courts ofthe U.S. federaljudiciaryCongressionaloversight - act ofmonitoring andsupervising theexecutive branch(federal agencies) onthe policies theyimplement as well astheir actions. Safe seat - AnElected office that ispredictably won byone party or theother, so the successof that party’scandidate is almosttaken for grantedConservatism -Political values offreedom and littlegovernmentintervention in thedaily lives ofcitizensCommander inChief- Head ofstate or officer insupremecommand of acountry's army.Iron Triangles-the relationshipbetweencongressionalcommitteesJim Crow Laws-state and locallaws in theSouthern UnitedStates thatenforced racialsegregationSpoils system- Asystem of publicemploymentbased onrewarding partyloyalists andfriends.Lobbyist -People who tryto persuade thedecisions ofgovernmentofficials. The Declaration ofIndependence- it wasmade in 1776 byThomas Jeffersondeclaring's America’sseparation fromGreat BritainElectoral College- Abody of people whorepresent a state ofthe USA, whoformally cast votesfor the election of thepresident and vicepresident.SupremacyClause- clausethat states thatfederal laws takeprecedent orjurisdiction overstate lawsWinner-take-allsystem - a systemwhich causes thepresidentialcandidate to competeto win over a state Article III of theConstitution -establishes thejudicial branchof the federalgovernment.Participatorydemocracy- A systemof government wherecitizens rulethemselves rather thanelectingrepresentatives togovern on their behalf.Democratic Party- Apolitical party thatgenerally supportsthe minority and isopen to the idea of aflexible governmentthat supports all. Incumbent -currentgovernmentofficial inofficeExecutive order- Arule or order issuedby the president to anexecutive branch ofthe government andhaving the force oflaw.President ProTempore - thehighest-rankingelected member ofthe chamber but thesecond-highestranking officer of thechamberInterest group- Agroup of citizenswhose goal is toinfluence andshape publicpolicy.Speaker of theHouse- the leadingofficer in the Houseof Representatives,who is chosen bythe majority partyRule of Law- Asystem in whichlaws areapplied equallyto all citizensCaucuses- acorroboration ofmembers orsupporters of apolitical movementor partyParty convention-The meeting of apolitical party thatselects their runningnominee torepresent them.Federal AppealsCourt-intermediateappellate courts ofthe U.S. federaljudiciaryCongressionaloversight - act ofmonitoring andsupervising theexecutive branch(federal agencies) onthe policies theyimplement as well astheir actions. Safe seat - AnElected office that ispredictably won byone party or theother, so the successof that party’scandidate is almosttaken for grantedConservatism -Political values offreedom and littlegovernmentintervention in thedaily lives ofcitizens

Vocabulary words Bingo - 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. Commander in Chief- Head of state or officer in supreme command of a country's army.
  2. Iron Triangles- the relationship between congressional committees
  3. Jim Crow Laws- state and local laws in the Southern United States that enforced racial segregation
  4. Spoils system- A system of public employment based on rewarding party loyalists and friends.
  5. Lobbyist - People who try to persuade the decisions of government officials.
  6. The Declaration of Independence- it was made in 1776 by Thomas Jefferson declaring's America’s separation from Great Britain
  7. Electoral College- A body of people who represent a state of the USA, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
  8. Supremacy Clause- clause that states that federal laws take precedent or jurisdiction over state laws
  9. Winner-take-all system - a system which causes the presidential candidate to compete to win over a state
  10. Article III of the Constitution - establishes the judicial branch of the federal government.
  11. Participatory democracy- A system of government where citizens rule themselves rather than electing representatives to govern on their behalf.
  12. Democratic Party- A political party that generally supports the minority and is open to the idea of a flexible government that supports all.
  13. Incumbent - current government official in office
  14. Executive order- A rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law.
  15. President Pro Tempore - the highest-ranking elected member of the chamber but the second-highest ranking officer of the chamber
  16. Interest group- A group of citizens whose goal is to influence and shape public policy.
  17. Speaker of the House- the leading officer in the House of Representatives, who is chosen by the majority party
  18. Rule of Law- A system in which laws are applied equally to all citizens
  19. Caucuses- a corroboration of members or supporters of a political movement or party
  20. Party convention- The meeting of a political party that selects their running nominee to represent them.
  21. Federal Appeals Court-intermediate appellate courts of the U.S. federal judiciary
  22. Congressional oversight - act of monitoring and supervising the executive branch (federal agencies) on the policies they implement as well as their actions.
  23. Safe seat - An Elected office that is predictably won by one party or the other, so the success of that party’s candidate is almost taken for granted
  24. Conservatism - Political values of freedom and little government intervention in the daily lives of citizens