Illinois Constitution Flash Cards

Front 1

The present day capital of Illinois is

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Springfield

Front 2

The official Illinois song is

Back 2

Illinois

Front 3

The first governor of Illinois was

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Shadrach Bob

Front 4

The legislative branch of the Illinois government is the ___

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The General Assembly

Front 5

In the Illinois Preamble ___ is mentioned but it is not mentioned in the U.S. Preamble

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God

Front 6

There are ___ members in the Illinois Senate

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59

Front 7

There are ___ members in the Illinois House of Representatives

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118

Front 8

A term for a member of the Illinois House is ___ years

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4

Front 9

A term for a member of the Illinois Senate is ___ years

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2

Front 10

The ___ draws up the charges of impeachment

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House of Representatives

Front 11

The ___ runs an impeachment trial

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Senate

Front 12

A veto may be overridden by a ___ vote in the General Assembly

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3/5

Front 13

At least a ___ vote is needed to pass a bill in the General Assembly

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Majority

Front 14

The Governor gets ___ days to consider a bill

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60

Front 15

The legal voting age in Illinois is ___

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18

Front 16

The minimum age for a member of the Illinois House or Senate is ___ years old

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21

Front 17

The minimum age for the Governor of Illinois is ___ years old

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25

Front 18

If the Governor dies, the ___ becomes the new Governor

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Lt. Governor

Front 19

The length of one term for Governor is ___ years

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4

Front 20

Drivers’ licenses are the responsibility of the ___

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Secretary of State

Front 21

Safekeeping and investing the state’s money is the responsibility of the ___

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Treasurer

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The pays state bills and watches over the state money

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Comptroller

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The person to give legal advice to the executive officials is the ___

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Attorney General

Front 24

The term of all executive officers is ___ years

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4

Front 25

There are ___ branches in the Illinois government

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3

Front 26

General election day is always on ___

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Tuesday

Front 27

The general election is always held in ___

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November

Front 28

The presiding officer in the House of Representatives is the ___

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Speaker of the House

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The presiding officer of the Senate is the ___

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President of Senate

Front 30

Illinois has had ___ Constitutions

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4

Front 31

There are ___ counties in Illinois

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102

Front 32

The term of office for Circuit judges is ___ years

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6

Front 33

The term of office for Appellate judges is ___ years

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10

Front 34

The term of office for Supreme judges is ___ years

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10

Front 35

There are ___ Illinois Supreme Court judges

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7

Front 36

The basic trial court for Will County is in ___

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Joliet

Front 37

Re-election of a judge is done by a ___ vote

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3/5

Front 38

The governing body in a county is the ___

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County Board

Front 39

Illinois’ most recent constitution is the Constitution of

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1970

Front 40

Redistricting is done every ___ years

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10

Front 41

The court that has both appellate and original jurisdiction is the ___ Court

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Supreme

Front 42

Illinois became a state in ___

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1818

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There are ___ judicial districts in Illinois

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5

Front 44

Complete forgiveness for a crime is a ___

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Pardon

Front 45

There are ___ sections in the Illinois Bill of Rights

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24

Front 46

Bills must be read aloud on ___ days before voting on them

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3

Front 47

The ___ is the commander-in-chief of the state militia

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Governor

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The ___ accuses a person in a written indictment

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Grand Jury