7Th Grade Illinois Constitution

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1. 3 Levels of Government Experienced by an Illinois citizen

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Federal
State
Local

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2. 3 branches of state government found in Illinois

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Executive
Judicial
Legislative

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3. The judicial branch is in charge of _________ the laws in Illinois.

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Interpreting

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4. The legislative branch is in charge of __________ the laws in Illinois.

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Making

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5. The executive branch is in charge of ___________the laws in Illinois.

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Enforcing or Administering

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6. The Illinois state capital is located in the city of _________.

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Springfield

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7. Illinois' first state captial was located in the city of ____________.

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Kaskaskia

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8. Illinois' second city to house the state capital was in the city of _______________.

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Vandalia

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9. What is another name for the Illinois State Legislature?

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General Assembly

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10. What is another name for a two-house legislature?

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Bicameral legislature

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11. How many legislative districts is the state of Illinois split into for the Legislature?

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59

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12. How many legislative districts is the state of Illinois split into for our National Congress?

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19

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13. How many counties can be found in the state of Illinois?

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102

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14. Who is our state senator representing the 44th Legislateve District in Illinois?

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Bill Brady

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15. Who is a United States senator in Congress in Washington D.C representing Illinois?

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Richard Durbin

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16. Who is a state representative from the 44th Legislative District in Illinois?

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Dan Brady

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17. Who is a U.S. House of Representative from the 15th Congressional District of Illinois?

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Tim Johnson

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18. Who is our current governor of the state of Illinois?

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Pat Quinn

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19. Who recently stepped down as governor of Illinois in January 1999?

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Jim Edgar

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20. Who is our first female to take the office of Lt. Governor in the state of Illinois?

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Corinne Wood

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21. Who was our first govenor to take office when Illinois became a state?

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Shadrach Bond

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22. When did Illinos become a new state?

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1818

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23. What number state was Illinois admitted to the union?

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21st

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24. Illinois was part of the ___________Territory of 1787 before we became a state.

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Northwest

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25. Illinois was admitted to the U.S. as a _____________ state and later fought on the union side during the Civil War.

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Free

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26. The Illinois Constitution has been changed and ratified since we became a state___________ times.

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Four

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27. What year was the Illlinois Constitution last changed and ratified?

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1970

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28. What do we call a meeting of delegates to change and write up a constitution?

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Convention

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29. What do we call the opening statement to the Illinois Constitution?

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Preamble

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30. How many articles make up the Illinois Constitution?

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14

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31. What does Article I of the Illinois Constitution pertain to?

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Bill of Rights

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32. What does Articles II of the Illinois Constitution pertain to?

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Powers of the State

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33. What does the word "suffrage"mean in Article III?

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Right to Vote

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34. What does Article VI of the Illinois Constitution pertain to?

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Judicial branch

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36. How many sections can be found in Article I of the Illinois Constitution?

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24

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37. What does Section 1 of Article I deal with?

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Life
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness

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38. What do Sections 3 and 4 of Article I deal with?

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Freesom of Religion and Speech

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39. Double jeopardy in Section 10 of Article I refers to _____________.

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Not being tried twice for the same crime

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40. What does Section 22 of Article I deal with?

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Right to bear arms

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41. Before any business can be conducted in any house of the General Assembly a majority of its members must be present. This is called_______________.

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Quorum

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42. The leader of the Illinois House of Representative is called the ______________.

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Speaker

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43. The leader of the Illinois State Senate is called the ______________.

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President

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44. How old do you have to be to become an Illinois State Senator or Representative?

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21

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45. How many years residency must you have to become a state senator?

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2

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46. How many years residency must you have to become a state representative?

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2

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47. How many years for the term in office of a state senator?

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4-2-4

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48. The Legislature assembles in "session" in Springfield on the second Wednesday of what month each year?

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January

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49. The Legislature meets for not more that 140 days until it is adjourned by its own vote or by the __________________.

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Governor

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51. When a bill passes both houses of the Legislature it can sit for how many days on the Governor's desk before it becomes a law?

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60

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52. How many years for the term in office of a state representative?

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2

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53. How many years for the term in office of a State Supreme Court Justice?

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10

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54. How many years for the term in the office of a United States Supreme Court Justice?

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Life

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55. The court system in Illinois is divided up into a Supreme Court, Appellate Courts and _______________.

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Circuit Courts

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56. No person shall be eligible to be a judge in Illinois unless he or she is a U.S. citizen, a licensed ________________, and a resident of the unit which selects him or her.

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Attorney-At-Law

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57. When a governor cancels all or part of a bill trying to become a law, this is called a _____________.

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Veto

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58. When a bill is sent back to the Legislature with the cancellation by the governor a _________ vote is required to overried this unapproval.

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Three-Fifths

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59. What is it called when the three branches of government in Illinois prevent a branch from gaining too much power?

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Checks and Balances

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35. What does Article X of the Illinois Constitution pertain to?

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Education

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50. The _______________ can call together a "Special Assembly" if he or she thinks it is necessary.

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Governor

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60. The Illinois Supreme Court consists of _____________ justices.

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7

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61. In Article VII, the word ____________ means cities, villages and incorporated towns.

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Municipalities

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62. The governor shall prepare and submit to the General Assembly, at a time prescribed by law, a State __________ for the ensuing fiscal year.

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Budget

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63. In Article IX of the Illinois Constitution, the power of ______________ shall not be surrendered, suspended or contracted away.

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Taxation

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64. According to the Illinois Constitution in Article X, a fundamental goal of the People of the State is the ___________ development of all persons to the limits of their capacities.

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Educational

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65. In Article XL, each person in Illinois has the right to a healthful _______________.

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Environment

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66. The Governor is the ______________ of the state's organized militia.

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Commander-In-Chief

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67. Each prospective holder of a State office or other State position, before taking office, shall take and subscribe to an ______________ or affirmation.

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Oath

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68. Whenever _____________ of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly so direct, the question of whether a new Constitutional Convention should be called will be submitted to the electors at the next general election within the next six months

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Three-Fifths

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69. Additions to the Illinois State Constitution are called __________________.

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Amendments

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70. This state officer is our chief law enforcement officer.

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Attorney General

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71. This state officer issues driver's licenses; and is the State Librarian Archivist.

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Secretary of State

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72. This state officer supervises the spending of the state's money and makes official reports on its financial condition.

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Comptroller

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73. This state officer is a new post responsible for reviewing the receipt, obligation and use of all State of Illinois funds.

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Auditor General

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74. This state officer acts as the state's banker, investing our money to maximize our taxpayer dollars.

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Treasurer

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75. Which county in Illinois has the largest population?

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Cook

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76. Which county in Illinois has the largest area?

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McLean

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77. Which county in Illinois holds our state capital; and is also the name of a prominent river?

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Sangamon

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78. Who was the 16th President of the U.S. and was nicknamed "the Great Emancipator"?

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Abraham Lincoln

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79. Who was the 18th President of the U.S. and was the most successful Union Army general in the Civil War?

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Ulysses S. Grant

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80.Who led a small force of men nicknamed "the Long Knives" to free the fort at Kaskaskia in 1778 from British rule?

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George Rogers Clark

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81. What river forms the western boundry of the state of Illinois?

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Mississippi

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82. What river forms the southern boundry of the state Illinois?

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Ohio

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83. What lake is situated in the northeastern corner of the state of Illinois?

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Michigan

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84. What is the most important river inside of Central Illinois?

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Illinois River

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85. Who was the Sauk Indian chief whose tribe was defeated at the Bad Axe River in Winsconsin in 1832?

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Black Hawk

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86. Who was the black slave who fled Missouri, had his case tried before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1857 and was declared the property of his owner.

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Dred Scott

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87. _______________debated and defeated Abraham Lincoln in the campaign for senator of Illinois. Later he was defeated in the election for President of the United States.

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Stephen A. Douglas

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88. ______________ started the Hull House to help homeless immigrants in Chicago and was a women's rights acitivist.

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Jane Addams

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89. The _____________ Project was the name given for the secret testing of the first nuclear shain reaction in Chicago during World War Two.

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Manhattan

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90. State Flower

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Wood Violet

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91. State Slogan

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"Land of Lincoln"

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92. State Dance

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Square Dance

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93. State Prairie Grass

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Big Bluestem

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94. State Fossil

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Tully Monster

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95. State Tree

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White Oak

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96. State Bird

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Red Cardinal

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97. State Fish

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Bluegill

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98. State Insect

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Monarch Butterfly

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99. State Animal

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White-Tailed Deer

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100. State Mineral

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Flourite