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Illinois C.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What amendment allows states to make laws that are not in the Constitution? | 10th Amendment |
| What two major responsibilities does the federal government depend on? | Approving Amendments to the U.S constitution and the election of federal officials |
| How many votes must be ratified by state legislatures or special conventions? | three-forths |
| Who are the two senators from Illinois that serve in Washington DC but represent our state? | Dick Durban and Mark Kirk |
| How many state representatives do we send to Washington D.C? | 19 |
| What is census? | A count of population in which they might change the districts boundaries. |
| What District were we in? | 11th |
| What district are we in now? | 2nd |
| Who is our district representative? | Robyn Kelly |
| Who was our district representative? | Jesse Jackson |
| When was our Constitution adopted? | 1818 |
| What year is the current Illinois Constitution from? | 1970 |
| Who is the head of the Illinois Executive Branch? | Governer |
| How many people help the Governor? | 5 |
| Who are the people that help the governor? | Lieutenant Governer Attorney General Secretary of State Comptroller Treasurer |
| What is the official name for our legislative branch? | General Assembly |
| How many members of the senate are there? | 59 |
| How many members are there in the house of Representatives? | 118 |
| How many members are in the Illinois Supreme Court? | 7 |
| How many members are in the U.S Supreme Court? | 9 |
| The Supreme court heads what branch? | Judicial Branch |
| How many appellate courts are there? | 5 |
| How many Judicial circuits are there? | 22 |
| who is our governor? | Pat Quin |
| Who is our attorney General? | Lisa Madigan |
| Who is our Secretary of state? | Jesse White |
| Who is our Comptroller? | Judy Barr Topinka |
| who is our treasurer? | Dan Rutherford |
| What are the three biggest things that the state spends on? | -healthcare and family services -Education -Human services |
| How does Illinois make money? | -Federal Government -income tax -Sales tax |
| What senate district are we in? | 40 |
| what Illinois Representative district does our school sit- in? | 79th |
| How many Illinois supreme courts are there? | 1 |
| Which branch is responsible for passing legislation involving state policy | Legislative |
| Which branch is responsible for passing legislatation involving taxes | Legislative |
| Which branch of the Illinois Government controls the budget of the State. | Executive |
| This office is in charge of handling duties assigned by the Governor | Lieutenant Governor |
| what office is in charge of Driver License facilities? | Secretary of State |
| what office is the chief fiscal operator of the state? | Comtroller |
| This person serves as the lawyer for the state of Illinois? | Attorney General |
| This person serves as the chief investment officer for the state? | Treasurer |
| What is the biggest form of revenue in the state of the Illinois? | Federal Aid |
| Who sets educational policies for the state? | The Illinois State Board of Education |
| What is the biggest budget item from the all funds total in the state of the Illinois? | Healthcare and Family services |
| The Legislative Branch can impeach and convict members of which branch? | Judicial and Executive |
| Each Legislative District in the state of Illinois is composed of how many senate districts? How many representatives districts? | 1 and 2 |
| State Representatives are elected every how many years? | 2 |
| The leader of the House of Representatives is called? | Speaker of the House |
| The leader of the Senate is called? | President of the Senate |
| Bills must be passed by ______ to take effect on ______ of the next year | May 31st, January 1st |
| How many times must a bill be read in each chamber? | 3 |
| After the second reading the bill can be what? | Amended |
| After the third reading the bill is what? | Debated and Voted on |
| After the first reading the bill is what? | introduced |
| If the second chamber approves the bill as written it then.. | Goes to the Governer |
| If the second chamber makes changes to the bill it... | Goes back to the first chamber |
| Who is the Governors person on education reform? | Lieutenant Governer |
| If a Governor were to veto a law, what majority would be needed to revive it? | 3/5th |
| Who is the Senate President? | John Cullerton |
| Who is the Speaker of the House | Michael Madigan |
| what is the first article? | Bill of Rights |
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