Illinois Constitution Study Guide - Downers Grove (UPDATING DAILY!)

Governor of Illinois

JB Pritzker

Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

Julianna Stratton

Illinois U.S. Senators

Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin

6th Congressional District Representative

Sean Casten

Legislative body of Illinois

General Assembly

Parts of the General Assembly

Senate (59 members) and House (118 members)

Term length (House)

2 years

Term length (Senate)

4 years with one 2-year term every 10 years

Chief officer of the House

Speaker

Location where legislature meets

Springfield

Who elects General Assembly members

The people

Which house starts impeachment proceedings

House of Representatives

Minimum age for legislators

21 years old

Judicial branch courts

Illinois Supreme Court and Circuit Courts

Executive branch head

Governor

Secretary of State branch

Executive Branch

Current Illinois Constitution adopted

1970

Bill of Rights location

Article 1 of Illinois Constitution

Governor bill decision time

60 days

Who appoints many state officials

Governor

Ways to propose constitutional amendments

General Assembly or Constitutional Convention

Protected classes in Illinois constitution

Race, disability, sex

Local government services

Building/zoning, roads, recreation

Chief Executive Officer of Illinois

Governor

Number of Illinois counties

102

Public ballot issues

Referendums

Local government power term

Home rule

Control of National Guard

Governor

Voting requirements

U.S. citizen, 18, Illinois resident 30 days, registered

Where to get a driver's license

Secretary of State

Governor requirements

25 years old, U.S. citizen, 3-year resident

Illinois statehood date

December 3, 1818

Original territories

Northwest Territory, then Illinois Territory

First Illinois Constitution

1818

Governor succession

Governor → Lieutenant Governor

Legislative branch role

Makes laws

Executive branch role

Enforces laws

Judicial branch role

Interprets laws

Past Illinois capitals

Kaskaskia, Vandalia, Springfield

Who selects Illinois judges

The people

Highest court in Illinois

Illinois Supreme Court

Chief legal officer

Attorney General

Number of Illinois Supreme Court justices

7

Who becomes governor if governor dies

Lieutenant Governor

Next presidential election year

2028

Gubernatorial election definition

Election of a state's governor

Next gubernatorial election

2026

Western border river

Mississippi River

Who can veto bills

Governor

Who can call special sessions

Governor

Number of Illinois constitutions

4

Constitution years

1818, 1848, 1870, 1970

Branch with circuit courts

Judicial Branch

Number of government branches

3

Largest city in Illinois

Chicago

County of SMG

DuPage County

What Illinois spends most money on

Education

Commander-in-Chief of militia

Governor

General trial courts

Circuit Courts

81st district representative

Anne Stava

41st district senator

John Curran

Attorney General

Kwame Raoul

Secretary of State

Alexi Giannoulias

Treasurer

Michael Frerichs

Comptroller

Susan A. Mendoza

Mayor of Downers Grove

Robert (Bob) Barnett