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| List current/ former capitals of Illinois |
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| Kaskaskia, Vandalia, Springfield |
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| Illinois became a state in what year? |
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| IL population is currently ______ million people |
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| The present IL Constitution was adopted in what year? |
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| The largest city in IL is currently _______ |
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| What are the age, etc, requirements for voting in IL? |
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| 18 year old registered voter, 30 day resident of IL, registered 28 days in advance |
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| The Illinois State Legislature is offically called the __________ |
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| How many chambers are in the General Assemy? |
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| How many members are there in the IL House? |
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| How many members are there in the IL Senate? |
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| To pass a bill it takes a ___ vote of each chamber in the General Assembly |
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| To override a veto of the governor it takes ___ vote of the General Assembly |
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| How often does the IL State Legislature officially meet? |
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| An Illinois' Senators term is normally ___ years |
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| What are the special rules about passing bills in the IL legislature? |
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| Must be read on 3 different days, stick to one subject, if the governor hasn't acted w/ in 60 it automatically becomes a law |
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| To be a senator or Rep in the General Assembly, what are the qualifications? |
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| 21 years old, resident of the district for 2 years, and be a citizen |
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| To suggest an amendment to the IL Constitution what fraction of the General Assembly must approve? |
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| What role does the House/ Senate play in impeachment? Who is the presiding officer of each chamber? |
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| House impeaches, Senate is jury. For presiding officer it is speaker, and president of the Senate |
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| The chief legal officer of the Illinois' state government is _______ |
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| Who keeps the official records of the state and the great seal of the state? |
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| Our governor is currently _________ |
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| What veto powers does the governor have? |
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| regular, line item, amendatory NOT pocket |
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| In order of succession, who takes over if Governor dies? |
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| Gov, Lt. Gov, Attny General, Sec of State, etc |
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| The IL executive branch has duty of _____ the laws |
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| When are executive officers up for election? |
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| every 4 years but off presidental years... 2014, 2018, 2022 |
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| What are some of the important duties of the governor? |
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| veto, commander in chief of state guard, report on state of the state, enforce the law, pardon, make appointments, call special sessions, etc) |
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| Who approves the governor's appointments? |
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| What are the qualifications for running for governor? |
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| 25 years old, 3 year resident, citizen |
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| Who is elected at the same time as the governor (other executive offices?)? |
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| Lt. Governor, Sec of State, Attny General, Comptroller, Treasurer |
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| The general trial court in the Illinois court system is _________ |
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| Circuit court there are 24 of these |
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| How do we choose judges in IL? |
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| There are ____ appellate judicial districts in IL |
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| Who supervises all of the courts for IL judges? |
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| Citizen, licensed attorney, reside in the district they are running for, give up all other work |
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| Illinois Supreme Court judges have terms of ___ years |
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| 10. We have 7 judges on IL SC. |
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| The IL judicial branch has the duty of ____ the laws. |
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| What kinds of cases are heard by the IL Supreme Court (jurisdiction) and can IL Supreme Court decisions be overturned by the US Supreme Court? |
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| IL SC is primarily an appellate court, hears state law issues, YES it can be overturned |
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| The governor falls under the _____ branch, the courts under the _____ branch, and the General Assembly falls under the ____ branch |
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| exec, judicial, legislative |
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| What things do the IL state government and our federal government have in common? |
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| 3 branches, 2 chambers, checks and balances, Supreme Courts, Bill of Rights, etc) |
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| According to the IL constitution, a call for a constitutional convention must be put before the people at least once every ____ years |
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| What are primary (vs. the general election)? |
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| primary the party chooses their candidate, general election the two parties face off and choose one winner |
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| Special status for cities to make their own rules w/ out consent of the General Assembly |
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| Examples of municipality? |
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| City, town, village is a municipality, single local unit of government, not a state or county which have many municipalities |
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| What is the commission form of government? |
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| A form of city government which has an elected mayor and 4 elected commissioners that divide up the work of the city |
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| What is the council manager form of government? |
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| Mayor and council make decisions but hire a professional manager to carry them out, oversee them |
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| The most important source of revenue for the city of Washington IL is the ______ |
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| What freedoms/rights are found in the IL Bill of Rights? |
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| same as our Bill of Rights but also protects gender, disability, etc. |
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| Where is the IL bill of Rights located in the IL constitution? |
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