Il constitution Test
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- What year did Il become a state?
- 1818
- Name the last year the constitution was revised
- 1970
- How often do they have to think about writing a new const. ??
- every 20 years
- List three rights that are in the constitution and int he bill of rights
- Freedom of speech, Freedom of religon, adn freedom of assembly
- list 3 rights that are different than the ones found in the federal bill of rights
- Crime victims rights, no discrimination against gender, and no discrimination against handicap
- how many branches in the il. gov.
- 3 executive, legislative and judicial
- compare these branches to the federal
- they are the same
- list requirements to vote
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must be 18
must be a U.S. citizen
must live in distirct for 30 days
must be registered to vote - whose job is it to supervise and carry out registration and election law through out the state?
- state board of elections
- In what two houses is the general assembly divided?
- House and Senate
- What is another term for general assembly
- congress
- what is the title of the person who heads the Il house of reps?
- speaker of the house
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what is the title of the person who head the il Senate?
what is his name? -
president of the senate
Emil T. Jones - how many members of the legislative are elected from a legislative district?
- 1 sentaor and 2 reps
- Whose main job is it to make laws, consider laws and then pass or reject them?
- General Assembly or Congress
- what kind of vote will over ride a governers veto?
- a 3/5 vote
- How many days does the governer have to consider a bill?
- 60 days
- when can the general assembly pass a special law
- only when a general wont do
- what the governers options whiel considering a bill?
-
sign it
veto it
not sign it - hwo many reps are there?
- 118
- How many senate are there?
- 59
- length of term for senate?
- 2 or 4 yrs
- lenght of term for rep?
- 2 yrs
- name of district a rep is elected from?
- representative district
- name of district a senator is elected from?
- legislative district
- corportations must be charted under....
- under general state statues
- the governer and lietuenant are elected by a team or individually?
- team
- list the order of succession for the officer governor
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governor
lieutant governor
attorney general
secratary of state - the governors power to appiont officials is checked by the power of the .....
- Senate
- the governor has the following powers....
- reprive, pardon, commute
- Comptroller does what?
- keeps financial records
- secratary of state does what?
-
keeps offical records
drivers liscence - Attorney general does what?
- chief legal officer
- Lieutanant general does what?
- Performs duties given to him by government and law
- GOvernor does what?
- chief executive officer
- THe Il supreme court has how many judges and how long is a term
- 7 judges and 10 yr terms
- Illinois appelate courts has how many branches in each of 5 judicial districts?
- 1
- How are associate circuit court judges elected?
- they arent elected, they are appointed.
- who may call an annaul judicial conference?
- the supreme court
- how many judicial courts are there?
- 5
- who selects the chief justice?
- members of the supreme court
- list the 4 types of judges for the state courts
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supreme court
appelate court
circuit court
associate circuit court ( members not elected) - List 3 powers the state shares with the federal government
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tax
tax
tax - in which governmental body is the power to raise taxes vested?
- General Assembly
- what is an appropriations bill?
- A bill which authorizes the spending of the states money
- list 5 examples of county officials...
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sheriff
states attorney
coroner
county clerk
auditor
recorder
assesor - list at 3 examples of city/municipal officials...
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mayor
police chief
fire chief - which individual is responsible for inspecting and checking the finances of the state?
- auditor general
- In which government body is the power to raise taxes vested?
- general assembly