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IL Constitution
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Name the 3 Boundaries of IL.
Northern-Wisconsin Southern-Kentucky Eastern-Ohio River and Western Indian Border West-
Mississippi river
List the 3 IL capitals in order.
Kankasika, Vandallia, and Springfield
IL has had _ constitutions
4
IL became a state in ____ and was admitted as the __ state
1818 21st
The 1st Governor was
Shadrack Bond
Name the Legislative District we live in.
56th
Name the Representative District we live in.
111th
Who is our district's state senator?
William Haine
Who is our district's state representative?
Daniel Beiser
IL has __ senators.
59
IL has ___ representatives.
118
List the 3 requirements to be a member of the General Assembly.
21 years or older Resident for over 2 years Citizen of the USA
The term for a state senator is _ years.
4
The term for state representative is _ years.
2
The main jobs of the legislative branch is to ____ the laws.
make
The lawmaking body if IL is the _______ ________.
General Assembly
The General Assembly is made up of the _____ of ________________ and the ______.
House of Representatives Senate
For a bill to become a law it has to pass both houses with a ________ vote.
Majority
How ca n the General Assembly override a veto form the governor?
3/5 in both houses
Groups that represent voters and try to influence lawmakers are called _______.
Lobbies
Bills usually have to be signed by the ________ to become a law.
Govener
Who is the Governer
Pat Quinn
Governer
Chief officer of the executive branch
Who is the Lt. Governor
Sheila Simon
Lt. Governor
preforms duties delegated by the Govenor and that may be perscribed by law
Who is the Sec. of State
Jessie White
Sec. of State
Maintains official records of the general assembly/keeper of the great seal/over sees the
insurance of drivers license/state librarian/organ
who is the Treasurer
Dan Rutherford
Treasurer
responsible for safekeeping and investment of money deoposit with him for the disbursement
upon order of the comptroller
Who is the Comptroller
Judy Baar Topinka
Comproller
maintains state facial account and order payment to and out of finds held by the Treasurer
How long do executive branch members serve
4 years
pardon
release a person form punishment
reprieve
to postpone punishment
commutation
a change of punishment of a less severe one
List the order of succession for the governor
Lt. Governor Attorney General Secretary State
The main hob of the judical branch is to _________ the laws
interpret
The 3 qualifications to be an IL judge
18 years or older licensed attorney of the state resident of the district where they're
elected
How many supreme court judges are there
7
court is the general trial court
Circut Court
Which court hears appeals form the circuit court
Appellate Court
Which court is the final court of appeals
Supreme court
How long does a Supreme Court justice serve
10 years
What are the 4 requirments to vote in Il
18 years or older must live in the district for 30 days US citizen Must be registered to vote 28
days before election
How often are general elections held
every even years (2)
Name 3 ways the state may raise money
Sales tax, income tax, property tax
What is a municipality
A town/city/village
Whicn form of goverment devides the cities into wards
Mayor-Council
Who represents each ward
alder men
What kind of government does Alton use?
mayor-council form of goverment
What County do we live in
madison
what is our county seat
Edswardsvile
How many counties are in IL
102
Who is the mayor of Alton
Brant Walker
Who is the mayor of Godfrey
Mike McCormick
Auditor
Audits finacial records
What does AUDITS mean
to examine
Coroner
Conducts inquest into accidental or unusual deaths
Sheriff
Chief peace officer of the County
County Clerk
keeps records of birth, death, marriages, etc.
Assessor
Determines assessments of property
Recorder
records deeds, mortgages, and controls