ILLINIOS CONSTITUTION TEST

what year did illinios become a state

1818

how many constitutions has illinios had

4

what year was the current constitution adopted

1970

list the 3 capitals ilinios has had

springfeild,vandalia,kaskakia

how many articles in the Illinois constitution

14

what is the purpose of the preamble

introduces the constitution and gives purpose/goals,

where is the bill of rights

article 1

general elections are on what day

tuesday after first monday in november of even number years

list three requirements to vote

us citizen, 18 years old, state resident for 30 days

who is disqualified form voting

convicted felons currently serving time

what is the name of the illinois legislature

general assembly

illinois senators are chosen form ___ legislative districts

59

Illinois represenatives are chosen from__ representative districts

118

terms for senator are either _or_ years

2 or 4

terms for representatives are __ years

2

list the qualifications for all memebers of the general assembly

21 years old, us sitizen, resident of district for 2 years

wen does the general assembly begin its session each year

january on second wednesday

who has the power to levy taxes

the generalo assembly

what is a quorom in nthe general assembly

the majority nof attendance 51% or more

how often is legistlative redistricting done in illinois

every ten years

what is the title of the presiding officer in the house? the senate?

speaker of the house, president of the senate

in wich house of the general assembly may bills originate

in either house

what vote is necesary to pass a bill in each house

majority 51%

what fraction of each house ise needed to overide te govoners veto

3/5

when do new laws usally go into affect

july 1st

which house may start impeachment proceedings of executive officers by investigation and bringing up charges

house of representatives

which house would try an impeachment case by acting as a jury and could remove the impeached officail from office

senate

whos is the current govoner of illinois

J.b pritzker

if a govonoervetoes a bill where does it go

back to the house it originated in

how many days does a govoner have to sign/veto a bill

60 days

list 4 powers of the govoner

commander in cheif of state militia

proposes the state budget

sees that laws carried out

goes to G.A anually o report on “ state of the senate”

how long is the term of all executive officers

4 years

list 3 qualifications of all 6 executive officers. do they have to swear an oath when taking office

us citizen, 25 years old,3 nyear resident before election,

must swear on oath

in order list who would succeed the govonwer

liutenat govoner, attorney govoner, secratary of state.