Constitution Flashcards
(63 cards)
1
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118 members and districts
A
House of reps
2
Q
Meet in Springfield
A
Both
3
Q
Don’t get paid
A
Neither
4
Q
Four year term
A
Senate
5
Q
. Start impeachment proceedings
A
House
6
Q
Part of the general assembly
A
Both
7
Q
59 members and districts
A
Senate
8
Q
Elected by the people
A
Both
9
Q
Have law making duties
A
Both
10
Q
Appointed by the governor
A
Neither
11
Q
Women members
A
Both
12
Q
Two year term
A
House
13
Q
Person in charge of group called speaker
A
House
14
Q
Declares laws unconstitutional
A
Neither
15
Q
Governor is chief officer
A
Neither
16
Q
Makes laws that treat other states differently
A
Neither
17
Q
Governor
A
Executive
18
Q
House
A
Legislative
19
Q
Senate
A
Legislative
20
Q
Supreme Court
A
Judicial
21
Q
Lieutenant governor
A
Executive
22
Q
Circuit court
A
Judicial
23
Q
What year did Illinois become a state date of most recent constitution
A
1818 1970
24
Q
Capitals
A
Kaskaskia vandalia Springfield
25
Constitutions
1818 1848 1870 1970
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If general assembly has bill vetoed what vote needed to override veto
3/5
27
What river western border of Illinois
Mississippi
28
Veto power in Illinois
Governor
29
How are judges selected in Illinois
People in area
30
Highest court in Illinois
Supreme Court
31
Order of courts
Circuit appeals supreme
32
Does Illinois have capital punishment
No
33
What court ordinary trial court
Circuit
34
If governor dies or goes to jail who becomes governor
Lieutenant governor
35
How many alderman and alderwomen does Chicago have
50
36
What is alderman
Each have area of city if crime go to mayor make city look better
37
How many days does governor have to consider bill
60
38
Make laws approve appointments appoint the governor try impeachment cases which can general assembly not do
Appoint governor
39
What is it when cities can have local laws
Home rule
40
How many constitutions has Illinois had
Four
41
Who appoints state officials
Governor
42
Who approves appointments
General assembly
43
Curfew law in Illinois
Eleven on weekends ten on weekdays
44
21 years of age or older
Both
45
How many counties does Illinois have
102
46
Who is money manager in Illinois
Comptroller
47
How long is the governors term of office
Four years
48
What is the youngest a person can be to be governor in Illinois
25
49
In Illinois if there is gambling has to be put up to special vote what is that called
Referendums
50
Who writes checks
Treasurer
51
Why two people managing money in Illinois
No one squanders the money
52
Vote on a public issue
Referendum
53
How old do you have to be to vote in Illinois
18
54
When did Illinois become a state
1818
55
Does Illinois deal with problems in foreign countries
No
56
When the governor gets a bill in Illinois he can veto just parts of the bill what is this called
Reduction veto
57
Capital of Illinois
Springfield
58
What does the Illinois and us constitution have in common
Bill of rights
59
What does Illinois spend the most money on
Education
60
State and federal governments each have how many branches
Three
61
Who calls out state militia if trouble
Governor
62
Who can call general assembly to call general assembly for special session
Governor
63
If governor going to do something has to check with chief legal officer who is chief legal officer
Attorney general
