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100 Cards in this Set
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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
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