(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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The # of amendments to the Constitution
27
Amendment that defines who is a citizen
14th Amendment
1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
study the issues and the candidates
In order to be a thoughtful voter, what does one do before going to vote?
Established first form of National Government
Articles of Confederation
This branch interprets the Constitution
Judicial Branch
Voting
An example of a responsibility of citizens
By pardoning people convicted of a crime
One way the executive branch can check the judicial branch
The Electoral College
The group that casts the official vote for president
Said colonists in America had same rights as English
Charter of the Virginia Company of London
The # of amendments in the Bill of Rights
10
Paying taxes
An example of a duty of citizens
Article of the Constitution that talks about the Legislative Branch
Article 1
The State Legisatures
Who ratifies an amendment to the US Constitution?
The branch that enforces the law
Executive Branch
26th Amendment
The amendment that lowered the voting age to 18
19th Amendment
The amendment that gave women the right to vote
Introduction to the constitution and explains why the constitution is written
The Preamble
Two-Party System
System that we have in the United States
People elect office holders and officials to make laws and conduct government on their behalf (for them)
Representative Government
Said King had to follow the laws too influenced Rule of Law concept today
Magna Carta
Stated grievances against the King of England
Declaration of Independence
Register
All citizens must do this if they want to vote
Third Parties
These groups rarely win elections
15th Amendment
The amendment that ended voting restrictions on the basis of race
This branch makes the laws
Legislative Branch
Government in which the people rule
Democracy
A role of the media during elections
Emphasizing particular issues
This is when the courts determine if the laws that Congress makes are unconstitutional
Judicial Review
Document that sets up the structure of the government
Constitution
The term that means there are federal and state levels of government
Federalism
Virginia Voters
Who ratifies an amendment to the VA Constitution?
Idea that government is not all powerful
Limited Government
Passing a US Government/Civics Test
Requirement for Citizenship
Calling special sessions of Congress
One way the executive branch checks the legislative branch
Has 435 members; is based on population
House of Representatives
was too strong
The states had too much power
What made the Articles of Confederation weak?
Approving (or denying) presidential appointments
One way the legislative branch checks the Executive Branch
Birth or Naturalization
A person may become a citizen of the United States by:
270
The number of votes needed to win the electoral vote
Amendment that guarantees due process at the national level
5th Amendment
An Amendment
What is a change to the Constitution called?
Conservative
Republican
People are the source of all government power and give their authority
Consent of the Governed
Has 100 members; 2 per state
Senate
Liberal
Democrat
Listed rights for colonists influenced the Bill of Rights in our Constitution
Virginia Declaration of Rights
The term that means the government is split into 3 branches
Separation of Powers
Term that means each branch can limit the power of the others
Checks and Balances
Article of the Constitution that talks about the Judicial Branch
Article III
Article of the Constitution that talks about the Executive Branch
Article II