Illinois Constitution

Lincoln middle school SD81 8th grade Illinois constitution test

Illinois adopted its First constitution in..

August of 1818

Illinois is the __ state admitted to the Union

21st

Name the three branches of the Illinois state government.

Executive, Legislative, and Judicial

Illinois has had how many constitutions?

Four constitutions

The current Illinois constitution was adopted in..

1970

The Illinois constitution contains a Preamble and..

fourteen Articles

Article 1 of the Illinois constitution is known as

The Bill of Rights

Illinois’ first capital was

Kaskaskia

The current capital of Illinois is..

Springfield

To vote in Illinois a person must…

be a citizen of the United States, 18 years old, an Illinois resident for 30 days and registered to vote.

In Illinois, general elections are always held on the

1st Tuesday following and the 1st Monday in November in even-numbered years (2008, 2010, 2012…)

Voters not only vote for state officials, they sometimes vote on public issues or questions. A tax increase for a school is settled by who

referendums

In Illinois the Legislative branch is known as the..

General Assembly

The Illinois General Assembly has how many senators?

59 Senators

The Illinois General Assembly has how many House of Representatives?

118 House of Representatives

The primary purpose of the General Assembly is to

make laws for the State of Illinois.

In Illinois, State Representatives serve for how many years?

Two years

A bill must be read on __ different days in each house before it can be voted on.

Three

The Governor has __ days to consider a bill for the General Assembly.

60

If the Governor vetoes a bill, the bill can still become a law if..

the General Assembly overrides the veto by a 3/5 vote in both houses.

Who is the leader of the Illinois Executive branch of government?

The Governor

Who is the chief legal officer of the state of Illinois?

The Attorney General

Who is the current governor?

J.B. Pritzker

If the Governor dies or has to leave office the ___ becomes Governor

Lieutenant Governor

Who can call special sessions of the Illinois General Assembly

The Governor

The judicial branch has the power to..

Interpret the laws

The highest court in Illinois is the what?

Supreme Court

The Illinois Supreme Court consists of how many judges?

Seven judges

The term of office for a Circuit Court Judge is how many years?

Six years

The term of office for Supreme and Appellate Court Judges is how many years?

10 years

Illinois Judges are elected by who?

By voters

Most of the Illinois court cases take place in the…

Circuit Courts