Illinois Constitution
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- Bruce Rauner
- current Illinois governor
- term for Illinois Supreme Court members
- 10 years
- Article XIII of Illinois Constitution
- general provisions
- term for Illinois General Assembly members
- 2 years
- Total number of Illinois Representatives
- 118
- Lisa Madigan
- current Illinois Attorney General
- secretary of state
- in charge of official records and documents and supervises elections
- attorney general
- state's chief legal officer
- Total number of constitutions Illinois has had
- 4
- number of state representative apportioned to each legislative district
- 2
- enforces the laws
- executive branch
- Article XI of Illinois Constitution
- environment
- current US Senator from Illinois
- Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin
- painted turtle
- Illinois state reptile
- state treasurer
- oversees the state's financial affairs
- makes the laws
- legislative branch
- Which comes first primary or general election?
- primary
- state north of Illinois
- Wisconsin
- Article XIV of Illinois Constitution
- constitutional revision
- Leslie Geissler Munger
- current Illinois Comptroller
- Jesse White
- current Illinois Secretary of State
- eligibility to vote is left up to...
- each state
- Illinois voting qualifications
- 18 years old, resident of Illinois for at least 30 days before election, and registered to vote
- Article I of Illinois Constitution
- bill of rights
- majority party in Illinois Representatives
- Democrats
- number of members in the executive branch in Illinois
- 6
- Qualifications for Illinois executive branch
- 25 years old, US citizen, resident of Illinois for 3 years
- a proposed amendment to Illinois Constitution
- must be approved by 3/5 of all the voters during the general election
- monarch butterfly
- Illinois state insect
- bills passed by the General Assembly must be presented to the governor...
- within 30 days after the bill has been passed
- current Illinois State Senator from your district #58
- Paul Schimpf
- 1818
- Illinois became a state in this year
- majority party in Illinois Senate
- Democrats
- impeach
- to charge an official with a wrongdoing
- Article IV of Illinois Constitution
- the legislature
- Article XII of Illinois Constitution
- militia
- approves governor's nominations
- Illinois Senate
- The current Illinois Constitution was adopted in what year?
- 1970
- square dance
- Illinois state dance
- Qualification for Illinois legislative branch
- 21 years old, US citizen, resident of district for 2 years
- governor
- chief of the executive branch within a state
- state to east of Illinois
- Indiana
- Illinois executive branch term
- 4 years
- cardinal
- Illinois state bird
- Article VI of Illinois Constitution
- the judiciary
- Article V of Illinois Constitution
- the executive
- Total counties in Illinois
- 102
- Article X of Illinois Constitution
- education
- Michael Frerichs
- current Illinois Treasurer
- current US House of Representative member from your district #12
- Mike Bost
- term for governor
- 4 years
- Article III of Illinois Constitution
- suffrage and elections
- number of state senators apportioned to each legislative district
- 1
- Illinois General Assembly meets in this city
- Springfield
- bluegill
- Illinois state fish
- Chicago
- largest city in Illinois
- Evelyn Sanguinetti
- current Illinois Lieutenant Governor
- ratifying an amendment to the Illinois Constitution
- 3/5 vote in legislature or 3/5 of those voting in an election
- auditor general
- audits and reviews the use of all Illinois funds
- state west of Illinois
- Missouri or Iowa
- Who is Illinois named after?
- Native Americans
- Article VII of Illinois Constitution
- local government
- Total number of Illinois State Senators
- 59
- current Illinois Representatives from district #115/116
- Terri Bryant (115), Jerry F Costello Jr (116)
- number of justices in Illinois Supreme Court
- 7
- Illinois Senate and House of Representatives
- General Assembly
- days governor has to consider a bill before it automatically becomes law
- 60
- Illinois legislative branch term
- 2 years
- preamble
- states the purpose of the constitution
- Article II of Illinois Constitution
- powers of the state
- lieutenant governor
- performs a role similar to that of the Vice President; takes over if governor dies
- federal system of government
- divides power between a national government and state governments
- Article IX of Illinois Constitution
- revenue
- interprets the law
- judicial branch
- override governor's veto
- 3/5 vote of Illinois General Assembly
- white-tailed deer
- Illinois state animal
- Article VIII of Illinois Constitution
- finance