(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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(Founding Fathers 1789) Our Current Government
US Constitution
(George Mason 1776) Served as a model for the US Bill of Rights
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Preamble - to keep citizens safe and happy
Promote the General Welfare
Required by law: obey the law, pay taxes, serve in court, defend the country
Duty
People elect public officeholders to make laws and
Representative Government
Preamble - to defend and protect freedom for future generations
Preserve the Blessings of Liberty
In such a system of government, the people rule
Democracy
The government
and those who govern are bound by the law
Rule of Law
Preamble - to keep things peaceful at home
Ensure Domestic Tranquility
(Thomas Jefferson 1776) claimed that people had the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Declaration of Independence
Preamble - to join together to defend the country
Provide for the Common Defense
(Kings James 1606)
Guaranteed
the rights of Englishmen to the American Colonists
Charters of the Virginia Company
Easier Process. 2/3 of General Assembly and 51% of voters have to agree
Amendment to the VA Constitution
These words establish that the power of Government comes from the people
We the People
Preamble - to create a fair court system
Establish Justice
(Continental Congress
1777 - 1781) Created a weak central government with no power to tax or enforce laws
Articles of Confederation
(James Madison 1791) The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution including religion, speech, and the press
US Bill of Rights
Optional: voting, serving in government, running for office, volunteering, respecting others etc.
Responsibility
Complex Process. 2/3 of Congress & 3/4 of states have to agree
Amendment to the US Constitution
People are the source of the governments power
Consent of the Governed
The Introduction to the Constitution that states it's goals
The Preamble
(Thomas Jefferson 1786) Guaranteed the freedom of Religion and influenced the 1st Amendment
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Preamble - to make
a better country or
government
To Form a more Perfect Union
Government is not all-powerful and may do only what the people have given it the power to do
Limited Government
