Illinois State Constitution Test
1. What year did Illinois become a state? 1818
2. How many constitutions has Illinois had? 4
3. What year was the current constitution adopted? 1970
4. List the 3 capitals Illinois has had:
Kaskaskia, Vandalia, Springfield
5. How many articles are in the Illinois Constitution? ___14_______ What is the purpose of the preamble? ______introduce the constitution and give its purpose
6. Where are the Bill of Rights? Article 1
7. General elections are on what day?
First Tuesday after first Monday in November on even years
8. List the 3 requirements to vote:
18 years old, US citizen, state resident for 30 days
9. Who is disqualified from voting?
Convicted felons currently serving their sentence
10. What is the name of the Illinois legislature?
General Assembly
11. Illinois senators are chosen from ____59_____ legislative districts.
Illinois representatives are chosen from 118____ representative districts.
12. Terms for senator are either ___2__ or ____4_ years.
13. Terms for representatives are ____2___ years.
14. List the qualifications for all members of the General Assembly:
21 years old, US citizen, resident in district 2 years
15. When does the General Assembly begin its session each year?
Second Wednesday in January
16. Who has the power to levy taxes? General Assembly
17. What is a quorum in the General Assembly? Majority 51%
18. How often is legislative redistricting done in Illinois? Every 10 years
19. What is the title of the presiding officer in the House?
The Senate?
Speaker of the House, President of the Senate
20. In which house of the General Assembly may bills originate? either
21. What vote is necessary to pass a bill in each house? Majority (51%)
22. What fraction of each house is needed to override the governor’s veto? 3/5
23. When do new laws usually go into effect? July 1
24. Which house may start impeachment proceedings of executive officers by investigation and bringing up charges?
House of Representatives
25. Which house would try an impeachment case by acting as a jury and could remove the impeached official from office?
Senate
26. Who is the current governor of Illinois? JB Pritzker
27. If a governor vetoes a bill, where does it go?
the house it originated in
28. How many days does a governor have to sign/veto a bill? 60
29. List 4 powers of the governor:
any four from the Powerpoint
30. How long is the term of all executive officers? 4 years
31. List 3 qualifications of all 6 executive officers?
25 years old, US citizen, resident of Illinois for 3 years
32. In order, list who would succeed the governor?
Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State
33. Which officer is jointly elected with the governor and assists him or her as needed? Lt. Governor
34. Which officer provides legal assistance to the state?
Attorney General
35. Who supervises and authorizes the spending of state money?
Comptroller
36. Who receives, deposits, issues payments, and invests state money? Treasurer
37. Which officer is the keeper of the “Great Seal of Illinois” and registers motor vehicles?
Secretary of State
38. How many judges are on the Illinois Supreme Court? ____7____ Length of term? _____10 years_____
39. Who picks the chief justice? (How long is his/her term?)
Supreme Court, 3 years
40. How many levels does the judicial branch have? 3
41. What are the three levels called?
Supreme Court
Appellate Court
Circuit Court
42. What are the 2 classes of judges found in the Circuit Courts?
Circuit, Associate
43. Length of term for circuit judge? ____6 years___ Associate judge? 4 years____
44. Who chooses judges in Illinois?
the voters (elected)
45. What is the term used in this article to describe cities, villages, and incorporated towns? municipalities
46. What 3 officers must each county have?
sheriff, clerk, treasurer
47. What other 4 officers might they have?
Coroner, recorder, assessor, auditor
48. How long is the term for county officers? 4 years
49. How many counties does Illinois have? 102
50. How can boundaries of counties be changed?
by the General Assembly and voter approval
51. Amendments for the Illinois Constitution must be approved by the General Assembly and then later officially approved by whom?
voters
52. Who are members of the state militia? All able-bodied people
53. Which U.S. presidents lived in Illinois?
Lincoln, Grant, Reagan, Obama
54. List all the state symbols at the end of the PowerPoint:
Flower – violet
Bird – cardinal
Slogan – Land of Lincoln
Animal – White Tail deer
Song – Illinois
Insect – Monarch butterfly
Fish – Bluegill
Dance – Square Dance
Fossil – Tully Monster
Tree – White oak
Snack - Popcorn