illinois constitution
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- the legislative branch
- makes laws
- il became a state in
- 1818
- senate term
- 4 years no limit
- all constitutions in order
- 1818 1848 1870 1970
- 3 types of vetoes
- regular iten/reduction amendatory
- how many senators for each district
- 1
- judicial district
- 1
- il was the state to join the union
- 21
- amendatory
- makes specific recomendations
- the general assembly is made out of
- the senate and house of representatives
- governor qualifications
- age 25 residency 3 years in state a citizen
- governor duties
- enforce laws, veto' approve bills, appoint members to state gov,reorganize executive agencies, grant pardons, comander in chief of state militia
- REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS
- 18
- house tern
- 2 years no limit
- no member of the GA can be expelled exept
- by a 2/3 vote
- supreme court
- highest court final court of appeals
- who discovered illinois
- marquette and joliet
- il was part of what territory?
- indiana
- senatorial districts
- 9
- qualifications for GA
- age 21 residency 2 years a citizen
- 123 courts
- circuit court appelet court supreme court
- changes made to 4th const.
- bill of rights, modernizing all levels of gov, improve revenu esystem for state
- a bill
- proposed law
- how many courts in system
- 3
- gov term
- 4 years no limit
- 123 capitols
- kaskaskia vandalia springfield
- differences in il and us const
- foriegn affairs national defence
- how many rep. districts
- 118
- judicial branch
- interprets laws
- the GA has a total of
- 177 members
- the senate has
- 118 members
- regular veto
- whole bill is rejected
- special duties of senate
- tries impeachment cases, approves appointments made by the gov
- bill must be read on
- 3 different days
- the house has
- 59 members
- when are elections held
- tuesday after the 1st monday in november
- either house can imprison a person for only
- 24 hours
- circuit court
- general trial court
- special duties of GA
- submits constitutional amendments, acts on amendments,plans redistricting every 10 years, conducts investigations
- lobbies
- people who influence law makers
- all members of the GA are elected by
- the people
- the executive branch
- enforces laws
- regarding slavery il was a what
- free state
- illinois was discovered in
- 1673
- how many senetorial districts
- 59
- ite/reduction veto
- changes in funding
- if gov. vetoes bill GA must pass bill by
- 3/5 vote
- the legislative branch meets
- the 2nd wednesday of january
- appeat court
- hears appeals from circuit court
- a bill may start in
- either house
- similarities in il and us const
- bill of rights checks and balances 3 branches
- bills must have
- one subject
- elections are held in
- even # years