Illinois L Branch Flashcards
Main body
General assembly
Main duty
Makes laws
Senate #of Illinois senators
59
Senate
Term
4yrs
Senate
Qualifications
1~ 21 yrs old
2~u.s citizen
3~ district resident 2yrs
House # of Illinois reps.
118
House
Term
2yrs
House
Qualifications
1~21yrs old
2~u.s citizen
3~district resident 2yrs
Which body of the GA
Elected by the ppl
Both
Which body of the GA
Have 118 members
House
Which body of the GA
Has 59 members
Senate
Which body of the GA
Are parts of the general assembly
Both
Receive salary of 67,836
Both
Have speaker as chief officer
House
Has governed has chief officer
Senate
Term of 2yrs
House
Term of 4yrs
Senate
Start impeachment proceedings
House
Must be 21yrs old
Both
Must live in district at least two years
Both
Approves appointments of the governor
Senate
Sometimes called the legislative
Both
Have three in each district
Neither
Have president for chief officer
Senate
Tries impeachment cases
Senate
Meets in Springfield
Both
Have one from each district
Both
Makes laws for every state
Neither
State lawmaking process
~idea
~committee
~house or senate (majority vote)
~senate or house ( majority vote)
~ governor
1- sign
2-veto (3/5 general
assembly override)
3-ignore for 60 days -law
