Illinois Flashcards
(25 cards)
Illinois has had __ constitutions…
4
Illinois became a state in…
1818
The constitutions were written in:
__,__,__,__
1818,1848,1870,1970
Illinois has had __ capitals
3
The capitals were located in: ____,____,____
Kaskaskia, Vandalia, Springfield
Legislative is called…
General assembly
HOR has ___ members
118
Senate has __ members
59
Pat Quinn is the…
Governor
The Governor is…
The chief executive
Attorney general is…
Legal officer os state
Secretary of state is…
Record keeper
Jesse white is the…
Secretary of state
The comptroller is…
The person who maintains money records, and other payments of funds.
Treasurer is…
The person who invests the states money and pays out when ordered to
Dan Rutherford is…
Treasurer
Circuit courts…
Try cases, judges serve 6 year terms
Supreme court of illinois
Final court for appeals, 7 judges; serve 10 year terms
Governor has __ types of vetoes
3
Regular veto is…
Whole bill is rejected
Amendatory veto is…
Governor makes small wording changes
Line item veto is…
Governor changes the amount of money in a bill
You must be __ to vote
18
Australian ballot
The names of candidates are listed on forms that are uniform in size and color and are printed or prepared at the governors expense
