Illinois Consitution Test Flashcards
To either Governor or Lt. Governor, and individual mist meet what criteria
What are the 3 levels of the Corut Sysytem
- Supreme
- Appellate
- Circuit
What makes up the Executive Branch?
- Governor
- Lt. Governor
- Secretary of State
- Attorney general
- Comptroller
- Treasurer
What year did Illinois become a state?
1818
What are the 3 branches of the Illinois government?
- Judical
- Executive
- Legislative
Which actions may the governor take once a bill recaches his/her desk?
- Sign it
- Veto it
Which actions may the governor take once a bill recaches his/her desk?
- Sign it
- Veto it
What is true about Illinois General Assembly?
- Each legislative district elects 2 reps and 1 senator
- Senators are elected for 2 or 4 year terms
- The majority leader is picked from the party with the most members
What is true about Illinois General Assembly?
- Each legislative district elects 2 reps and 1 senator
- Senators are elected for 2 or 4 year terms
- The majority leader is picked from the party with the most members
Who is not a required elected official at the county level?
The governor
Who prepares the State budget
The governor
Adults have to live in Illinois for how many days, until they are allowed to vote
30 days
The official records and the great seal of the state of Illinois are kept by what office?
Secretary of State
Senators and Represenatives are
Elected by people of their district
Original Jurisdiction
The right to hear a case first
Executive officers serve terms of how many years?
4 years
What have been the 3 state capitols of Illinois
-Kaskaskia
- Vandalia
- Springfield
Who is the chief legal officer of the state of Illinois?
The attorney General
What is true about the Illinois Supreme Court?
- They are elected
- There are 7 of them
- They hear cases appealed from lower courts
How old must you be to vote in Illinois
18 years old
What is considered a municipality?
- Village
- City
- Town
Priori to reaching the Governor, a bill must…
Pass both houses of the general assembly
