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24 Cards in this Set
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How many constitutions has Illinois had? |
4 |
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In what year was the present Illinois Constitution ratified and approved? |
December 15th 1970 |
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In what year did the present Illinois Constitution go into effect? |
July 1st 1971 |
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Three responsibilities that states have been given by the US Constitution? |
Local laws, traffic laws, education |
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How many branches of government does Illinois government have? |
3 |
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Name them |
The legislative branch the executive branch and judicial branch |
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Explain two ways the Illinois Constitution can be amended? |
Constitutional conventions, and by the General Assembly |
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How many official flags had Illinois had? |
One official flag |
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What year did the present flag from the official flag? |
In 1969 |
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What two years appear on the Illinois flag? |
1868 its importance was because it was when Illinois became a state. And 1818 the year the great seal was redesigned |
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The eagle hold a banner. What does a better have written on it? |
State sovereignty and national union |
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State tree |
White Oak |
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State flower |
violet |
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State mineral |
Fluoride |
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State insect |
Monarch butterfly |
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State slogan |
"Land of Lincoln" |
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State song |
"Illinois, Illinois" |
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State animal |
Whitetail deer |
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State fish |
Blue gill |
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State dinosaur |
Tullimonstrum Gregarium |
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State motto |
State sovereignty national union |
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Meaning of state motto |
The Illinoise model symbolically reflects the power and pride of being a small states what's in a large state |
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What is an example of a special purpose district? |
Special-purpose districts provide specialized services only to those persons who live with in them |
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Illinois counties |
Will County, Kankakee County, Cook County, Dupage County, Grundy County, Kendall County, Kane County |