Test 1

Question 0

What year did Illinois become a state?

Answer 0

1818

Question 1

Which 5 states border Illinois?

Answer 1

Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana, Iowa, and Kentucky

Question 2

What are the qualifications for governor

Answer 2

US citizen, 25 years old, and a resident of the state for at least three years before the election

Question 3

What are the primary duties of the governor

Answer 3

Appoints state employees, grants pardons, presents budget to general assembly, and leads state militia

Question 4

What is the main body of the legislative branch

Answer 4

General Assembly

Question 5

Who is the Cheif executive officer of the state senate

Answer 5

Governor

Question 6

How many senatorial districts and senators are there in the Illinois House and Senate?

Answer 6

59

Question 7

What is term of state senator

Answer 7

4 years

Question 8

How many districts and representatives are there in the state House of Representatives

Answer 8

118

Question 9

Who is the presiding officer of the state House of Representatives

Answer 9

Speaker of the house

Question 10

What is the term of state House of Representatives

Answer 10

2 years

Question 11

What is the order of succession to the governor

Answer 11

Lieutenant governor then attorney general then Secretary of State

Question 12

What are the rules for using an absentee ballot

Answer 12

1. Have to apply 2. Mail you the ballot 3. You fill it out and mail it back before deadline

Question 13

What is the biggest item of spending in Illinois budget

Answer 13

Health and human services

Question 14

Which branch creates laws

Answer 14

Legislative

Question 15

Which branch enforces laws

Answer 15

Executive

Question 16

Which branch determines wheteher a law is constitutional

Answer 16

Judicial

Question 17

American citizens cannot vote Ina my election or be elected to office if they are in what two situations

Answer 17

Convicted (of a fellony) or are currently in jail