(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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Amendment that defines who is a citizen
14th Amendment
By pardoning people convicted of a crime
One way the executive branch can check the judicial branch
Explains why the Constitution was written and the functions of govt.
Preamble
Highest court in the U.S.
Supreme Court
Has 100 members; 2 per state
Senate
This branch makes the laws
Legislative Branch
Document that sets up the structure of the government
Constitution
Idea that everyone is equal under the law
Rule of Law
The term that means the government is split into 3 branches
Separation of Powers
Article of the Constitution that talks about the Legislative Branch
Article I
The group who advises the president
The Cabinet
Calling special sessions of Congress
One way the executive branch checks the legislative branch
This is when the courts determine if the laws that Congress makes are unconstitutional
Judicial Review
The States
Reserved powers are given to
Has 435 members; is based on population
House of Representatives
To prevent abuse of power
The reason why we have a separation of power
Congress (but they can be asked by the President to do so)
The group who can declare war
Approving (or denying) presidential appointments
One way the legislative branch checks the Executive Branch
The term that means Congress is split into two parts
Bicameral
Amendment that guarantees due process at the national level
5th Amendment
Who confirms presidential appointments?
Congress (specifically the Senate)
This branch interprets the Constitution
Judicial Branch
Idea that government is not all powerful
Limited Government
The person who CREATES the annual budget
The President
1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
Term that means each branch can limit the power of the others
Checks and Balances
A President's way of rejecting a law that Congress makes
Veto
This branch enforces the laws
Executive Branch
Article of the Constitution that talks about the Judicial Branch
Article III
Article of the Constitution that talks about the Executive Branch
Article II