When was Illinois admitted to the Union?

1818

Name the 3 capitals that Illinois has had (in order).

Kaskaskia

Vandalia

Springfield

First Republican President who was elected in 1860.

Abraham Lincoln

Name the years in which our four constitution in Illinois were adopted.

1818

1848

1870

1970

The goals of the most recent Illinois Constitution include are:

give greater protection to individual rights, modernize government, and improve the revenue (tax) system of the state

Responsibilities of state government include:

state highway construction, local laws, intrastate commerce, traffic laws, education, marriage and divorce laws, hospitals, voting regulations

Illinois has __ branches of government.

3

Illinois has a system of __ and __ in place to prevent abuse of power.

checks and balances

# of counties in Illinois

102

Current Governor of Illinois

Pat Quinn

Current capital of Illinois

Springfield

# of U.S. Representatives

19

# of U.S. Senators from Illinois

2

# of electoral votes for Illinois

21

total # in the Illinois Senate

59

total # in the Illinois House of Representatives

118

The Bill of Rights in the Illinois Constitution includes the first __ sections of Article 1.

24

# of articles in the Illinois Constitution.

14

the job of the legislative branch

make laws

General Assembly

Requirements for members of the General Assembly include:

at least 21 years old

resident of the district at least 2 years

U.S. citizen

We are located in the __ legislative (senatorial) district and the __ representative district in Illinois.

38th legislative

75th representative

Besides making laws, other duties of the General Assembly include:

conducting investigations, submit constitution amendments to the people, act on amendments to the U.S. Constitution, help plan redistricting every 10 years

length of a term for an Illinois senator

4 years

Presiding officer of the Senate

President of the Senate

special duties of the Illinois Senate

jury in impeachment cases

approve appointments by the Governor

length of a term for an Illinois Representative

2 years

Presiding officer in the Illinois House of Representatives

Speaker of the House

Sole power of impeachment belongs to which house?

House of Representatives

A bill must pass with a __ vote to override a Governor's veto.

3/5

A bill must be sent to the Governor within __ days and the Governor then has __ days to sign or veto it.

30 days

60 days

Requirements for the Governor or Lieutenant Governor include:

at least 25 years old

a resident of the state for at least 3 years preceding the election

U.S. citizen

The order of succession to the Governor's office is:

Lieutenant Governor

Attorney General

Secretary of State

the chief legal officer for the state

Attorney General

 (Lisa Madigan)

maintains records of the General Assembly and executive branch, driver's records, State Librarian, keeps the Great Seal

Secretary of State

(Jesse White)

orders payments in and out of funds held by the Treasurer

Comptroller

(Judy Baar Topinka)

responsible for the safekeeping and investment of monies and securities

Treasurer

(Dan Rutherford)

exercises powers delegated by the Governor; first in line of succession

Lieutenant Governor

(Sheila Simon)

the year of the next state election

2014

the general trial courts on the state level

circuit courts

judges elected by the voters for a 6 year term

circuit court judges

court that hears appeals from the circuit courts

Appellate Court

judges who serve 10 year terms

Appellate Court and Supreme Court judges

# of Supreme Court judges in Illinois

7

vote required for judges to be retained

3/5

# of judicial districts in Illinois

5

requirements for Illinois judges

U.S. citizen

licensed attorney of the state

resident of district in which they were elected

elections held before the general election in which party members select their candidate

primary

When voters are going to be absent from voting they may apply for a(n) ____.

absentee ballot

voting requirements in Illinois

at least 18 years old

live in district at least 30 days

be a U.S. citizen

be registered at least 28 days before election

a vote on a public issue

referendum

city, town, or village

municipality

the 3rd largest city in the U.S.

Chicago

50 aldermen or alderwomen make up the legislative body in Chicago, called __

city council

current mayor of Chicago

Rahm Emmanuel

vote needed to override the mayor's veto

2/3

the mayor serves a __ year term

4

about __ of Illinois residents live in Chicago

1/3

tax on the sale of goods

sales tax

tax on personal income

income tax

tax on property

property tax

the __ presents the budget early in the year to the General Assembly

Governor

example of a special purpose district

public school district, forest preserve, library, park district, etc.

counties are divided into __

townships

name a county officer

sheriff, clerk, treasurer, coroner, recorder, assessor, auditor

3 main functions of township government:

1. construction and maintenance of rural roads and bridges

2. general assistance to the needy

3. assessment of property

county HGS is located in

Kankakee

township that HGS is located in

Pilot

current Representative for the 75th representative district

Sue Rezin

current Senator for the 38th legislative district

Pam Roth

the official who administers laws and makes appointments

Governor

U.S. Representative from Illinois 11th Congressional district

Adam Kinzinger

U.S. Senators from Illinois

Mark Kirk

Dick Durbin

mayor of Herscher

Ray Schneider

year of the next Presidential election

2012

Illinois was the __st state

21

both the U.S. and Illinois Constitutions have a __ of ___ to protect individual freedoms

Bill of Rights

The Illinois Constitution is ___ (in length) and more detailed compared the U.S. Constitution.

longer

bills need a __ vote to pass

majority

the Governor is Commander-in-Chief of the state ___

militia

all members of the Illinois Executive Branch serve a __ year term

4

The Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court serves a __ year term

3

Judges in Illinois are usually selected by the __

voters/people

General elections in Illinois are held every __ years

2

the person currently holding an office and running for reelection

incumbent

services a municipality may be responsible for

fire and police, cultural and recreational facilities, water and sewer systems, street construction, traffic regulations, building and zoning regulations, general health and welfare of the community

form of government Chicago has

mayor and council

county responsibilities

enforce laws, prosecute offenders, build and maintain roads, conduct elections, assess property, collect taxes

health care, hospitals, parks, libraries

licensing, regulating use of land

biggest spending item in Illinois

education